Legislators say they want to pass campaign contribution limits this session, the editorial board writes. If so, any bill should provide true reforms – not cement in place advantages for their big donors.

Oregon lawmakers already had a big agenda to tackle in the short legislative session, but a surprise wrinkle entered the fray.

The Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities doesn’t disclose donors but has spent big to help Republicans.

Arizona's Proposition 211 requires that independent organizations – whether an individual or a group – that spend $50,000 or more in an election cycle in a statewide race must identify

The state Public Disclosure Commission's recent ruling does not bode well for candidates wanting to skirt new campaign finance rules requiring donor information.

Campaign finance databases reveal much about cultural values, political influence and interesting trends. We found that, and more, in a recent News-Register investigation ...

New York is set to implement a new public campaign financing program that will match small-dollar donations, allowing candidates to rely on the support of everyday New Yorkers rather than wealthy d…

Two Republican political consultants filed campaign finance complaints against a liberal political action committee running radio ads.

A $500,000 contribution made to the party in October by FTX exec Nishad Singh was falsely filed under the name of a different company.

Our Oregon alleges that a committee to pay costs for Republican state senators participating in a walkout broke state campaign finance rules.

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With two months left in the legislative session, the issue of capping political contributions has received little attention and lawmakers are hedging on whether a proposal can pass.

New proposals introduced in the state Senate last week would set strict limits to quell the exorbitant spending in Oregon elections — without the same loopholes included in other bills introduced by top Democrats this session.

The Berger Action Fund is a nondescript name for a group with a rather specific purpose: steering the wealth of a Swiss billionaire, Hansjörg Wyss, into the world of American

It was the largest contribution the committee had ever reported receiving in the 15-year time frame covered by Oregon’s campaign finance database.

Oregonians should take back control of their elections by limiting campaign contributions and ensuring that candidates focus on the needs of the broader community - not just wealthy donors - write Khanh Le of Unite Oregon and Kate TItus of Common Cause Oregon.

The mailers, the website and the ads were all paid for by a new dark money group, the Coalition for Safe, Healthy and Prosperous Communities.

The Tennessee General Assembly recently passed a bill requiring 501(c)(4) organizations – often referred to as “dark money” groups – to disclose any expenses over $5,000 in the 60 days leading up to an election. Previously, these groups could run advertisements featuring candidate names and likenesses without being required to disclose spending, so long as they did not expressly advocate for or against a candidate. Now, doing so will trigger disclosure for any spending over the $5,000 threshold.

Information about who gives money to Oregon candidates and how they spend it is available for free online, but it can be hard to find.

The group Portland United launched Tuesday with a website and video ads promoting Vadim Mozyrsky, a challenger to Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, and Commissioner Dan Ryan, the incumbent in the other contested race.

Nearly a third of all money raised directly from Portland residents — $108,806 — came from just four ZIP codes clustered near downtown, two on the east side of the city and two west of the Willamette River

The state’s lack of limits means every political year sees millions of dollars pouring into campaigns at all levels of government.

Political donors have sued over campaign finance rules enacted under a 2020 voter initiative.

“They just need to show us where the money is coming from and who is behind it," a union lobbyist said.

Oregon elections officials levied fines in 257 individual cases of political candidates who failed to file timely or accurate reports of their campaign donations and spending since 2018, according to data from the Secretary of State’s office.