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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Senate Democrats plan to start fining their absent colleagues amid a month-long Republican walkout, a move they hope will pressure boycotting lawmakers to return to the chamber as hundreds of bills languish amid the partisan stalemate. In a procedural move Thursday, Democrats voted to fine senators $325 every time their […]
Democrats in Oregon have voted to fine Republican senators $325, an amount that reflects lawmakers' average daily pay, for every absence that denies the chamber a quorum.
A walkout among Oregon's Republican senators meant to derail hundreds of bills including sweeping Democratic-led measures has entered its 5th week.The month-long GOP walkout has become the longest-ever boycott in the history of the Oregon Legislature.Democrats in Oregon voted to fine the participating senators $325, an amount that reflects the daily pay of an average
Lawmakers face a June 25 deadline to wrap up work and Senate Republicans have said they plan to boycott until that date. Conservative senators began boycotting floor sessions on May 3. Nothing has gotten done since.