House Majority Leader Barbara Smith Warner, D-Portland, shown here during a Jan. 11 swearing-in ceremony, said on Wednesday that the job of redrawing the state's legislative districts is better left to the Legislature than a proposed independent redistricting commission.The Oregonian
Supporters of a proposal to hand Oregon’s redistricting process to an independent commission hoped lawmakers would consider and take input on the plan during the five-month session.
With less than three weeks left, it appears lawmakers will go home without holding a single public hearing on the commission proposal, House Joint Resolution 7.
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