[Hello! You know, putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that's on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] malchev / getty images State Measure 115: Vote YES Impeaching a government official is (and should be) a last resort—a consequence to be used in only the most dire circumstances, and with the utmost thoughtfulness. That said, Oregon is the only...
RepresentUs, OpenSecrets Join Forces to Expose Super PAC Influence in 2024 Elections
In an effort to raise awareness about the staggering influence of PAC money in politics, RepresentUs, the nation’s largest grassroots anti-corruption organization, has partnered with OpenSecrets, a go-to source to track the flow of money in US politics.
SBF’s Political Fixer Salame Stands Defiant on His Way to Prison
Ryan Salame, one of Sam Bankman-Fried’s top lieutenants at FTX, is running out of road as the start of his jail term looms for crimes committed while working at the fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange.
Supreme Court declines to take up ‘dark money’ case
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to San Francisco’s “Sunlight on Dark Money” disclosure law, which would have tested the limits of disclosure and free speech …
Oregon could become the first state to tax big companies and send the cash to all residents • Stateline
Oregon could become the first state to increase the minimum tax on large businesses and send the cash to all residents, guaranteeing them a minimum income.
Measure 116: Oregon voters decide whether independent commission should decide salaries for state elected officials
If approved, Measure 116 would give an independent commission the power to set salaries for the governor, the secretary of state, lawmakers, judges and other state elected officials.
Controversial Dark Money Group, People For Portland, Dissolves Amid State Elections Investigation
Updated: 9:20 am Sept. 30 A short-lived political advocacy organization that ruffled feathers with downtown billboards targeting elected officials is reportedly calling it quits. As first reported by The Oregonian, People For Portland is shuttering its organization and its associated activities. That announcement comes six months after the state deemed the group violated Oregon election law in 2022 for failing to properly register its political expenditures with the Secretary of State. A separate investigation into...
City won’t match contributions between Portland City Council candidates for now
An email thread obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows that at least 13 candidates explicitly agreed to trade contributions to reach the donor threshold to qualify for public funds.
Oregon secretary of state candidate Nathalie Paravicini on audits, elections, ranked choice voting
OPB asked candidates for Oregon secretary of state questions about the office, its powers and much more. Nathalie Paravicini is the Pacific Green Party of Oregon's candidate for 2024.