SALEM, Ore. - Just one day after Republicans ended a walkout that shut down the Legislature for over a week, the Senate was once again delayed Sunday -- this time by Democrats demanding a Republican senator who threatened state police be barred from the floor. The Senate was delayed more than three hours, as Democrats met in closed-door meetings to press for action against Sen. Brian Boquidt, who drew criticism after saying state police should “come heavily armed” if they try to return him to the Capitol amid a GOP walkout over climate legislation. “We have a situation where someone threatened to kill a police officer,” said Democratic Sen. Shemia Fagan. Sen. Sara Gelser, a Democrat from Corvallis, began the charge against Boquist on Saturday, saying that she would not appear in the chamber with him present. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW

Source: thestar June 30, 2019 18:33 UTC