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/ The Oregon State Capitol was boarded up in expectation of planned protests before of the presidential inauguration. The building has been closed to the general public for a year, amid worries over spread of COVID-19.
Republicans are finding new ways to register their displeasure with the year-long closure of the statehouse, sometimes with disruptive results.
As Oregon’s 2021 legislative session nears the two-month mark, the ongoing closure of the state Capitol has ensured more than empty hallways in the typically teeming building. With increasing frequency, Republican objections to the closure are prompting tangible breaks in the legislative process.
In one busy Senate committee, Republican lawmakers routinely vote “no” in an ongoing protest to the statehouse closure. The unwavering dissent means that the committee can advance no legislation, no matter how sensible or unoffending, if even one Democrat is absent.
Oregon Senate Republicans have laid out the education bills they want to see passed this session by the same body they walked out on earlier this week.
Sergio Olmos
Originally published on February 25, 2021 2:58 pm
A bill that would allow local governments, school districts and universities to prohibit handguns in public buildings is on its way to the Senate floor, following a tense committee hearing Thursday.
Senate Bill 554 is the first gun control bill of the 2021 legislative session to move toward a floor vote. And in normal fashion, the measure drew intense opposition from gun owners.
Currently, anyone with a concealed handgun license in Oregon can legally bring their weapon into buildings such as city halls, public university buildings, or public schools. SB 554 would not change that, but it
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