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The Oregon state legislative session wrapped up last week, and compared to past years that were mired by walkouts, it’s fair to say that a lot got done

Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, is one of eight state senators prohibited from running again for state Senate, after participating in extended walkouts last year.

More than twenty years ago, Tim Knopp thought he and Democratic colleague Mark Hass would pass campaign finance reform through the state Legislature.

Oregon is one of the last states with no laws limiting the amount of money campaigns can get and who they get it from. That's on the verge of changing with HB 4024.

The short session produced breakthrough legislation on housing, the drug addiction crisis and campaign finance reform, the editorial board writes. It also showed a winning formula for how the Legislature can get things done.

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Gov. Tina Kotek (D) supports the bill, which is headed to her desk.

Assuming Gov. Tina Kotek signs the bill, contribution limits will go into effect January 2027.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of money people can donate to political candidates.

A bill limiting campaign contributions passed the Oregon Senate on Thursday and heads to Gov. Tina Kotek for a signature.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a campaign finance reform bill that limits the amount of...

The passage of House Bill 4024 means campaign contributions in the state will be capped starting in 2027.

Lawmakers have until March 10 to pass the bill.

As the Legislature speeds to adjournment, a proposal to regulate political giving is still being negotiated.

Are Oregonian's interested in election reform? Which reforms are gaining traction (campaign finance, open primaries, ranked-choice voting)?

La Rochefoucauld (perhaps anticipating Oregon's House Bill 4024): "Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue."

The First Amendment doesn't let state senators who walked out in protest for six weeks run for reelection, a federal appeals court ruled.

Backers of a campaign finance reform initiative have the political winds at their back as they try to get their measure on the ballot.

Oregon is one of five states where basically anything goes in campaign finance. There are no limits on what a candidate can accept from a corporation, an individual, a political

Hundreds of newsroom staffers have recently been laid off, not only affecting large media companies and established newspapers, but also hitting nonprofit outlets like The Intercept and shuttering local news site DCist. The layoffs underscore the severe funding challenges for independent journalism. It’s an important moment to support Sludge’

Business and labor groups have negotiated a system of contribution limits they hope to push through before lawmakers adjourn March 10. Critics say the proposal is weak.

Powerful lawmakers from both parties expressed a desire Friday to pass a campaign finance bill.

Critics said a bill would allow unions and small donor committees to give hundreds of thousands of dollars to candidates.

The House Rules Committee will hold a public hearing on the bill on Friday.

The Virginia General Assembly let a contribution limits bill expire in committee without so much as a hearing or a vote.

Business and labor groups have negotiated a system of contribution limits they hope to push through before lawmakers adjourn March 10. Critics say the proposal is weak.

He’ll run against his Democratic colleague and a frontrunner for the job, Portland Sen. Elizabeth Steiner.

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.