‘Credible threat’ cited as Senate cancels Saturday session, advises staff to stay away
Senate President Peter Courtney goes through motions of convening the Senate on Thursday, June 20, after Republican senators made good on their plan to abandon the Capitol. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau)
SALEM — An expected Saturday session of the Oregon Senate was cancelled Friday afternoon after Oregon State Police reported a “credible threat from militia groups” planning to meet at the Capitol.
Senators were advised to avoid the building and have their employees do the…
