Panel: Oregon lawmaker accused of harassment must get coaching, training
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) The conduct committee of the Oregon House unanimously decided Friday that a state representative who sent inappropriate texts to a fellow lawmaker must attend coaching and training.
The committee on Tuesday had decided that Rep. Brad Witt, D-Clatskanie, violated workplace rules against sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment with a series of texts to Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, in April.
The committee also found Witt did not intend to create a quid pro quo arrangement in which he would exchange his vote on a bill for a date or sexual favors.
State Rep. Brad Witt violated workplace rules against sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment with a series of texts to a fellow lawmaker
June 02 2021
Service began as an economic lifeline for restaurants and bars during pandemic; new start date is Jan. 1.
To-go cocktails in sealed containers, approved as an economic lifeline for restaurants and bars, may well become a permanent feature after the coronavirus pandemic under a bill that has cleared both houses of the Oregon Legislature.
A 51-7 vote of the House on Tuesday, June 1, sent Senate Bill 317 to Gov. Kate Brown.
It originated during a third special session of the Legislature on Dec. 21. But that law is set to expire 60 days after Brown rescinds her pandemic emergency orders, now due to end June 28. Brown has said she would lift most restrictions on businesses if 70% of Oregonians age 16 and older receive at least one vaccination against COVID-19.