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Nag: The historic wins for Oregon’s democracy
Nag: The historic wins for Oregon’s democracy
Opinion: The 2024 Oregon legislative short session brought many historic wins for the state, including limits on campaign finance reform and increasing transparency within electoral donations
·dailyemerald.com·
Nag: The historic wins for Oregon’s democracy
Spirit of compromise fosters major breaktrhoughs in Salem
Spirit of compromise fosters major breaktrhoughs in Salem
What a difference a year makes. Last year, rancor ruled throughout the 160 days set aside for odd-year legislative sessions in Oregon. Senate Republicans staged a walkout ...
·newsregister.com·
Spirit of compromise fosters major breaktrhoughs in Salem
The Pros and Cons of Recently Passed Bills in the Legislature
The Pros and Cons of Recently Passed Bills in the Legislature
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
·bendsource.com·
The Pros and Cons of Recently Passed Bills in the Legislature
Editorial: A short session delivers long session results
Editorial: A short session delivers long session results
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.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: A short session delivers long session results
Editorial: Cautious hope for a campaign finance breakthrough
Editorial: Cautious hope for a campaign finance breakthrough
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.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Cautious hope for a campaign finance breakthrough
Opinion: It’s not complicated to understand that Oregonians want big money
Opinion: It’s not complicated to understand that Oregonians want big money
Sen. Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, writes that big-dollar contributions to elected officials and Oregonians' distaste for such donations underscore the simple need for Oregon to adopt strong campaign finance regulations.
·oregonlive.com·
Opinion: It’s not complicated to understand that Oregonians want big money
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
As the Eugene School District 4J election wraps up, so does the campaign spending. Lawn signs are slowly being taken out of yards, and advertisements on Facebook and in local newspapers have stoppe…
·eugeneweekly.com·
Money Talks – Eugene Weekly
Editorial: Proposed campaign donation limits only limit who holds the power
Editorial: Proposed campaign donation limits only limit who holds the power
While Oregonians have shown many times that they want campaign finance reform, House Bill 2714 - which concentrates the power to make large or unlimited donations in the hands of far fewer entities - isn't the answer.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Proposed campaign donation limits only limit who holds the power
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
The current version of House Bill 2680, which would set campaign finance limits, has too many flaws and loopholes embedded in it to do anything to alter the influence of big money in Oregon politics, the editorial board writes. Legislators should ditch HB 2680, revive the more straightforward HB 3343 instead and enact the kinds of limits that Oregonians want.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Campaign finance reform bill missing the ‘reform’ - oregonlive.c
Editorial: Campaign finance reform takes a back seat, again
Editorial: Campaign finance reform takes a back seat, again
Despite headlines over the past several months showing why campaign contribution limits are so critical, legislators have been unable to pass a bill with robust, fair caps, the editorial board writes. Legislators need to focus on such a bill for the February short session, or voters will have to do it for them.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Campaign finance reform takes a back seat, again
One thing left utterly undone: campaign finance reform
One thing left utterly undone: campaign finance reform
This year’s 160-day Oregon legislative session featured a 42-day walkout by conservative senators, all Republican except our own Brian Boquist, a longtime Republican ...
·newsregister.com·
One thing left utterly undone: campaign finance reform