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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.

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.

A dark money group founded by a national Republican political operative and oil industry lobbyists stepped up its efforts to influence Oregon voters this week, sending mailers and buying ad

The majority of Oregonians want campaign finance reform but apparently cannot agree on how to reform elections beyond campaign finance, according to new survey results from the Oregon Values and

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.

Democrats and Republicans often clash on the subject of caps on political giving, but are hoping to avoid a messy ballot fight.

With an expensive ballot fight looming, two sides often opposed to one another are attempting to find a path forward in this year's legislative session.

Democrats accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of illegally coordinating with a super PAC to gather signatures for his presidential campaign.

As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers.

Oregon is one of five states that doesn’t regulate the campaign finance money that comes pouring into state and local races.

One complaint filed in Colorado argues the group has failed to file quarterly campaign finance reports, as required under state law.

Gov. Tina Kotek says campaign finance limits will not come up this legislative session.

Several timber companies participated in a workgroup and proposal that would cut the fees they pay to the state for fire protection.

Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan Flynn said her court was not accepting the case now and would wait to see what the U.S. Supreme Court does in a related case involving Colorado’s ballot.

The Oregon Supreme Court declined to hear a case on Friday challenging former President Donald Trump’s qualification for the state ballot over his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection &#821…

The court denied a challenge to former President Donald J. Trump’s ballot eligibility under the 14th Amendment, saying it would wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in a similar case.

The Oregon Supreme Court announced Friday it will not hear a lawsuit that aims to have former President Donald Trump from appearing on the Oregon ballot. The court says because the U.S. Supreme Cou

The Oregon Supreme Court enabled former President Trump to remain on the state’s primary ballot Friday, declining to take up a challenge to his eligibility, for now. The court said it would instead…

The Oregon Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge seeking to keep Donald Trump off of the Republican primary and general election ballots.

The Oregon Supreme Court cited the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up the issue of former President Donald Trump's eligibility for office.