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Oregon Senate Democrats will seek constitutional amendment after ETS bill failure

Published 23:02 on August 23, 2019  /  Last updated at 23:13 on August 23, 2019  / Matthew Lithgow /  Americas, Canada, US

Oregon Senate Democrats will look to amend the constitution next year to prevent Republicans from denying the majority party a quorum to conduct legislative business, a feat that helped sink the US state's WCI-modelled cap-and-trade proposal this summer.
Oregon Senate Democrats will look to amend the constitution next year to prevent Republicans from denying the majority party a quorum to conduct legislative business, a feat that helped sink the US state's WCI-modelled cap-and-trade proposal this summer.


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