Lawmakers can't end the partisan bickering, but they're going to stop the barking.
In an effort to instill a more professional atmosphere — and protect their expensive new furniture — legislative leaders plan to ban dogs from the statehouse. Service dogs, such as those that assist the blind, would remain welcome.
Taxpayers recently spent $34 million to renovate and refurnish the Capitol's office wing, so there's incentive to keep pets off the new couches and carpet. Leaders say the goal is to have the restriction in place by the time the 2009 session starts in January.
The rules would apply even to Gov. Ted Kulongoski's dog, Hershey.
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Poor Hershey. I bet he feels thoroughly disenfranchised.
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