Amid a fraught relationship with the Democratic majority, the Republican caucus has formed an unofficial committee that seems to lack real teeth in the legislature.
PORTLAND, Ore. — With a Senate walkout now in its fifth week, Thursday saw a big development in the Republican caucus. Lawmakers gathered in one room at the capitol, albeit not on the Senate floor and not to provide a quorum. Instead, a group of them got together for the launch of an “unofficial committee.”
Ostensibly, the purpose of Republicans’ committee is to investigate “government corruption” in Salem and hold elected officials accountable for ethics violations. To that end, the new
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