Threats from militia provoke shutdown at Oregon capitol, a day after GOP lawmakers fled

By artappraiser on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 2:11am |

By Reis Thebault and Michael Brice-Saddler @ WashingtonPost.com, June 21

Oregon’s top lawmakers will shut down the state capitol after receiving threats from militia groups, who authorities say are planning to demonstrate there in support of the 11 Republican senators who fled the state to dodge a vote on climate change.

State Senate President Peter Courtney (D) told his colleagues on Friday that Oregon State Police had informed him there was a credible threat to him, the rest of the remaining senators — all of whom are Democrats — and the building’s staff [....]

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