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'OPB Politics Now': A Legislative Session On The Brink Of Collapse

Oregon Public Broadcasting | By Jeff Mapes, Dirk VanderHart, Lauren Dake
Published February 28, 2020 at 10:45 AM PST
A man on stilts wears State of Jefferson regalia at a Timber Unity rally in front of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Timber Unity's signature issue is opposition to cap and trade, a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the group attracts others like climate change deniers and State of Jefferson secessionists.
Bradley W. Parks
A man on stilts wears State of Jefferson regalia at a Timber Unity rally in front of the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. Timber Unity's signature issue is opposition to cap and trade, a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the group attracts others like climate change deniers and State of Jefferson secessionists.

Oregon Republican legislators from both the House and Senate walked off the job this week in protest of a major climate bill.

In this week’s episode of OPB Politics Now, we look at a legislative session on the brink of collapse.

 

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Jeff Mapes, Dirk VanderHart, Lauren Dake