#MeToo movement was not 1-year phenomenon in state capitols
By DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press
Published: February 2, 2019, 10:03pm
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Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, of San Diego, addresses June 14, 2018, members of the Senate in Sacramento, Calif. On Friday, the California Legislature is opening an independent office to handle investigations of alleged workplace misconduct, including sexual harassment or discrimination. Associated Press files Photo Gallery
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In the first week of 2019, an investigation by Oregon’s labor agency deemed the state Capitol to be a hostile workplace because of an unchecked pattern of sexual harassment among lawmakers.
A few days later, two Washington lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct resigned. Then came new allegations of sexual wrongdoing in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, where a veteran male lawmaker was accused of groping a newly elected female colleague during a pre-session reception.
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