Oregon Senate votes to fine absentee senators $325 for each day they miss kobi5.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kobi5.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Republicans expect to challenge the measure in court based on how unexcused absences are determined. Meanwhile, two senators with at least 10 unexcused absences now say they can run for reelection due to what they call an error in the way Measure 113 was written.
If Oregon Senate President Rob Wagner hadn't canceled Friday's session, it would mark the 10th day that Oregon’s Republican state senators have walked out in protest of policies backed by the Democratic majority. But on the ninth day, a coalition advocating for the bills threatened by the walkout launched a protest of its own.