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Lawmakers adjourn special session, restrict choke holds

by Associated Press/Report for America
| August 11, 2020 12:03 AM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A measure further restricting the use of choke holds by police passed the Oregon Legislature by wide margins Monday night as lawmakers concluded a special session called to fix a billion-dollar budget deficit due to COVID-19.

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