The governor plays hardball after the defeat of one of her priority bills. Lawmakers push back.
BY NIGEL JAQUISS
Oregon Journalism Project
Gov. Tina Kotek issued three vetoes on June 24, all for bills related to child welfare and the Oregon Department of Human Services.
Kotek has not often used her veto pen because she’s generally in sync with the Democratic supermajorities in both chambers of the Legislature. But one of the governor’s…