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Gov. Tina Kotek and a top Senate Democrat are pointing to progress in talks that could bring the Senate back to session for the first time since May 3.

A promising law to encourage more people to run for office is under threat from legislators who rely on big-dollar donors.

In the waning hours of the 2023 state legislative session, Albany lawmakers are passing bills upending local elections, rolling back a campaign finance reform, sealing criminal convictions and much more. Here's the latest.

The party will tap state's most powerful Democrats to repay the contribution to the U.S. Marshal's Service.

One thing that is clear is that hope for an end to the five-week walkout has been rekindled in recent days partly because of a friendship between two lawmakers: Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp, R-Bend, and Sen. Kathleen Taylor, D-Portland.

The Democratic Party of Oregon says it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice

Prosecutors are scrutinizing a series of campaign contributions made by right-wing operatives who were part of a political spying operation based in Wyoming.

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX , to conform with a request from the U.S.

Federal prosecutors are seeking a wide range of records related to former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan and her marijuana moonlighting.

The Oregonian/OregonLive found tens of thousands in unexplained spending by the former secretary of state.

State lawmakers who helped pass anti-LGBTQ+ bills raked in contributions from companies that condemned legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community.

“I just want to hear if we think we have enough money to cover what’s coming up.”

Federal authorities are seeking records related to Fagan from across multiple state agencies, according to a source.

Subpoenas show the U.S. Attorney's Office has demanded a wide range of documents from the state involving Fagan and the owners of the La Mota dispensary chain.

Lawmakers have fewer than three weeks left to work through their differences.

Legislation introduced by North Smithfield Republican Brian Newberry would raise the $1,000 annual individual contribution limit to $2,000.

Donors wanted “long-term progressive infrastructure” in the Sunshine State. It killed the Democratic party.

On Thursday, Senate Democrats did not say how they plan to bill their colleagues, what would happen if Republicans don’t pay nor where the money would go.

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

A former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX donated $500,000 to the state’s Democratic Party under a false name. Here are the events that led up to the misreported donation and Oregon’s response.

Gov. Tina Kotek says it is “not an option” for Republicans to demand Democratic abandonment or substantial revision of legislation ensuring access to abortion and gender-affirming health care in exchange

Ki Hong and Sam Rothbloom of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss bans adopted by states and localities to prohibit U.S. companies from making political contributions where they have foreign owners, noting that some bans go beyond the federal ban and raise First Amendment and preemption concerns.

See a timeline of the events that led to the misreported donation coming to light and the ensuing response from the Secretary of State’s Office.

A new California law takes aim at 'pay-to-play' in which special interests make campaign contributions to local officials to sway a decision.

Conservative lawmakers have hired a prominent attorney to argue that the wording of Ballot Measure 113 does not do what voters thought it did when they passed it last year.

Efforts to change Oregon’s voting system are on the move in the state Legislature and among citizen groups.

Documents first reported here confirm the need for an investigation into whether DPO committed a crime when it misreported the source of a $500,000 donation it used to help elect Kotek governor