The legislative session is a wrap, but we’ll see some proposals again: Beat Check podcast
Longtime political and education editor Betsy Hammond joins Therese Bottomly to talk about the recently completed legislative session.
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 ...
Defying pledges to limit campaign contributions, Oregon lawmakers again fail to do so
House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, convened a group of Democratic lawmakers this spring to hammer out limits on political spending. But Tony Lapiz, Rayfield’s legislative director, told a House committee June 8 that the legislators couldn’t agree on a proposal during that process.
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Oregon Senate Passes Bill Banning Politicians From Accepting More Than $100 a Year in Cash From One Donor