Limit big-money campaigns in Multnomah County (Opinion) | OregonLive.com
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Group championing public money for Portland elections isn't calling for public vote | OregonLive.com
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Portland reconsiders public money for political campaigns | OregonLive.com
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A Chinese-Owned Company Donated Thousands of Dollars to Oregon Candidates. Was That Illegal? - Willamette Week
Four years ago, American Pacific International Capital cast a long shadow over Portland—literally. The Chinese-owned investment company's holdings included the 35-story KOIN Center skyscraper and the Oregon Pacific Building, a five-story downtown edifice that once housed the Greek Cusina nightclub…
Campaign Cash: The 20 biggest contributors to Republican gubernatorial candidate Bud Pierce - Portland Business Journal
VIEW SLIDESHOW 22 photos Bud Pierce's bid to become Oregon's first Republican governor since 1987 will take a little bit of fundraising prowess. To that end, Pierce, a Salem oncologist, is off to a good start. VIEW SLIDESHOW 22 photos Altogether, Pierce has collected $2 million. Half of that,…
Campaign Cash: The 20 biggest contributors to Gov. Kate Brown - Portland Business Journal
VIEW SLIDESHOW 22 photos Click on the images above to see the 20 biggest cash contributors to Gov. Kate Brown's… more The race to become Oregon's executive-in-chief is not nearly as financially draining as the presidential election and other federal contests, but, altogether, it's still attracted…
Our View: Public records task force falls short - Opinion - MailTribune.com - Medford, OR
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Measure 97 Floods the State with $8 million in Campaign Cash | The Lund Report
Measure 97 Floods the State with $8 million in Campaign Cash Proponents of the tax hike on corporate revenues cite the flurry of underfunded programs that could be greatly improved with $6 billion in increased tax revenues, while opponents cite the possibility of increased food prices and dampered…
Oregon Local News - Voters of all stripes seek transparency
A recent poll of Independent Party of Oregon members has confirmed my suspicions that we are not as politically divided as we think at least on one key issue. The IPO is a new third party in Oregon, attracting supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The IPO poll showed there was one…
Big Tobacco Makes Campaign Donations in Oregon — PDX Independent
Big Tobacco Makes Campaign Donations in Oregon Democrat Peter Courtney — President of the Oregon Senate — Image courtesy of ODOT via Flicr Democrats Peter Courtney and Betsy Johnson , along with a handful of Republicans accepted over $26,000 is campaign donations from Big Tobacco so far in October.…
Did campaign donations influence Commissioner Steve Novick’s vote on Terminal 1? — PDX Independent
Did campaign donations influence Commissioner Steve Novick’s vote on Terminal 1? City Commissioner received $1,000 just 4 days before vote In the weeks for prior to casting the swing vote on the Terminal 1 issue, Steve Novick received $3000 in donations from the developers behind the idea. Novick…
Ted Wheeler is naming his mayoral team and using union money to pay them | OregonLive.com
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Editorial: Public records law tweak will not be enough;
The legislation proposed by Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to change Oregon’s public records law could be an improvement, but it does not go far enough. It attempts to fix one problem in the existing law: the absence of deadlines. Rosenblum’s proposal would establish a five-day deadline for a…
Governor Kate Brown Banks Political Donation From Centene Corporation | The Lund Report
Governor Kate Brown Banks Political Donation From Centene Corporation The governor has received financial support from both union and corporate sources, including $5,000 from Centene, the health conglomerate that snatched up the Lane County CCO and has its eyes on others. Her opponent, Dr. Bud…
Demand accountability; limit donations to political campaigns
x Share 1 Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Demand accountability; limit donations to political campaigns Democrats often bemoan the Citizens United case in which the Supreme Court, following the statutory definition of persons passed…
In Portland Elections, 600 Big Donors Tip the Campaign Scales | Sightline Institute
Just 600 big donors accounted for nearly 60% of all money given to city campaigns in 2012. The wave of big money that has crashed over US politics since Citizens United has not spared Portland, Oregon, Cascadia’s third largest city. Just 600 big donors (including individuals, business entities,…
Big Donors Dominated Portland’s 2016 Mayoral Race | Sightline Institute
All candidates should have the option to run for office with support from everyday people, not just those who can write big checks. In 2016, one Portland mayoral campaign funded entirely by small donors giving $250 or less faced off against another campaign funded mostly by wealthy donors and…
Editorial: Oregon is appallingly bad at regulating lobbyists - Editorials - The Daily Astorian
Even idealistic Oregon is under the thrall of paid lobbyists “Follow the money” is some of the oldest and best advice for investigative reporters. It also, unfortunately, is regarded as a personal credo by politicians and lobbyists exploiting political connections for personal gain. Our Tuesday…
Our view: A stacked system - Editorials - East Oregonian
It’s no wonder people are lining up to vote for Donald Trump. After reading the East Oregonian story “Lobbying, contributions dual paths to political clout” by Capital Bureau reporter Hillary Borrud, you too may be inclined to send a big broom to the White House and State Capitol and sweep out every…
Lobbying, campaign contributions give interests clout - Capital Bureau - East Oregonian
Courtesy of David Thalberg Gov. Kate Brown spoke at the May 18 opening of the Portland office of the software company Vitu, which recently won a state contract to provide electronic registration and titling services at car dealerships in Oregon. Vitu’s parent company spent more than $200,000 on…
Effort To Cap Campaign Contributions In Oregon Sputters Again . News | OPB
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin . Cacophony, Wikimedia - tinyurl.com/jk2a8tl Oregonians won’t be voting this fall on whether to limit campaign finance contributions in state and local races. The Oregon…
Another strikeout for limiting big money in Oregon politics; Secretary of state rules measure to enact limits can’t go forward
SALEM — In the latest in a string of setbacks for limiting the amount of money in Oregon elections, a petition to change the state constitution and allow limits on donations candidates can accept can’t move forward, the secretary of state announced this week. Initiative Petition 77, which has ties…
As spending on lobbying increases, transparency remains murky - Capital Bureau - East Oregonian
Hillary Borrud/EO Media Group Lobbyists at work outside a legislative committee hearing on transportation in the state Capitol in Salem on May 24. Spending in Salem on lobbying increased 15 percent from 2007 to 2015, when adjusted for inflation. Buy this photo Buy this photo Buy this photo SALEM —…
Common Cause Agitates for Elections Reform as Money Flows to Politicians | The Lund Report
In Salem, the people who testify and lobby for policy directions or money from the government are members of groups that have spent thousands in the off-season, financing the campaigns of the politicians on the other side of the dais. The legislators then shape policy and set spending priorities…
Make political candidates back campaign finance reform | Opinion | Eugene, Oregon
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