Members of the Oregon House of Representatives sit at their desks in Salem, Ore., during a roll call, Monday, March 2, 2020, for a roll call. A walkout by most Republican members entered its second week, and again prevented the House from convening. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky)
March 6, 2020
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March 6, 2020 1:40 p.m.
Oregon Legislature crashes over climate, leaving acrimony
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars, including $151 per diems to minority Republican lawmakers who went into hiding to kill environmental legislation.