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Elections are becoming more expensive as candidates vie for voters' attention. But there are strict rules about how money is raised, how it can be used and how to prove you're following the laws.

Nishad Singh, who gave Oregon Dems $500k in 2022, testified yesterday how he and other FTX officials fraudulently funneled stolen customer funds to political campaigns

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon OregonWatchdog.com Previously we reported that the Oregon Secretary of State's Office spent $350,000.00 of our tax dollars on creating Blobby (photo: right) along with a video campaign promoting this new election mascot.   This $350,000.00 purchase comes at the

"We all know Zuckerbucks played a terrible role in the 2020 election and that must never be allowed to happen again," said state Rep. Ty Bodden. States can enact their own campaign finance laws for state and local elections and Idaho, Montana and North Carolina have also advanced legislation to either enact or tighten existing bans.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday unanimously dismissed a complaint a lawmakers filed against a union lobbyist.

Several California lawmakers are trying to bequeath their seats to relatives and staff members in the 2022 election.

After 10 years, the top-two California primary system is under fire again, but the problems may have more to do with political gamesmanship.

A newly formed political committee will seek to raise and spend six figures to hammer Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and help her opponent Rene Gonzalez in next month’s election.

Arizona’s top elections official says the No Labels party can’t block candidates from using its ballot line to run for office.

Oregon DOJ still mum on whether it will investigate possible Oregon law violations

Hanging over next year's election is the question of whether a handful of Senate Republicans who walked out of the legislative session for six weeks will be allowed to run again.

One proposed ballot measure would raise the hourly minimum wage — currently $10.85 — to $13 in 2025, $14 in 2026 and $15 in 2027.

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top executive at the failed FTX cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty Thursday to making tens of millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions to U.S. politicians …

Mainland Republicans are trying to roll back the rights of citizens to pursue statewide ballot initiatives but island Democrats have never allowed it either.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission should have an efficient and transparent way to inform reporters and Oregonians when it has voted to investigate public officials.

The largest political party in Arizona is no longer a party. The latest voter registration numbers from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office show that independent voters edged out Republicans in July to become the largest single group of voters in the state.

A political nonprofit long led by Oregon's powerful public employee unions wants to set campaign contribution limits in the state — and kill a competing 2024 ballot proposal by campaign finance reformers that would enact tighter limits and stricter ad disclosures.

PCUN joins a handful of other groups petitioning to clarify and limit campaign contributions.

Hoyle may have accepted and unlawfully retained cash contributions from La Mota founders, adding to her growing list of first-term scandals.

GOP senators and state attorneys disagree on what Measure 113 does, but they agree the matter needs to be answered soon.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously Friday to investigate former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s travel.

The senators say Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade cannot bar them from seeking another term because of a constitutional loophole

Sam Bankman-Fried used money he stole from customers of his FTX cryptocurrency exchange to make more than $100 million in political campaign contributions before the 2022 U.S. midterm elections, federal prosecutors said on Monday.

Measure 113 is a bust. It didn’t stop legislative walkouts. It’s not as clear as its backers thought. It fostered division and recrimination in the Oregon Senate this year.

Gov. Tina Kotek has previously denied the claim that she fired former OLCC Director Steve Marks earlier this year at the behest of a controversial cannabis entrepreneur.

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