Oregon legislators utilize pass-throughs to donate to campaigns
Oregon's lack of campaign finance restrictions means legislators can give as much money to each other's campaigns as they like. And they have.
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Campaign finance laws are becoming more diluted by the session
The Oregon law dealing with ethics itself raises ethical questions.
Pamplin Media Group - Campaign finance advocates want top court to hear Por
Oregon lawmakers propose campaign donation limits, but with “huge loophole”
The limits would give Oregon its first controls on campaign money in more than two decades.
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Campaign Finance Reform Is Inching Through the Oregon Legislature. How Much
Pamplin Media Group - Voters could get a say in campaign finance limit figh
Oregon House passes campaign finance reform package, Senate next
The Oregon House passed a trio of campaign finance reform bills Thursday, including one bringing the state a step closer to limiting contributions.
Trio of bills to curb campaign spending advance; Advocates say bills start
Oregon takes steps toward campaign finance reform | KATU
Oregon is one of only five states to have absolutely no limits on how much money can be donated to political campaigns. But lawmakers took a step to change that Thursday, when the House passed a measure approving the state's first campaign contribution limits in decades. The proposal caps contributions to House and Senate candidates at $1,000 and $1,500, respectively. Contributions to all other statewide candidates would be capped at $2,800.
Opinion: Block billionaires and put caps on all political action committees
Former Independent Party gubernatorial nominee Patrick Starnes writes that the word "unlimited" does not belong in any bill about campaign finance reform. He urges Oregonians to contact state senators to add caps to HB 2714.
Oregon takes steps toward campaign finance reform | The Columbian
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is one of only five states to have absolutely no limits on how much money can be donated to political campaigns.
Pamplin Media Group - Voters could get a say in campaign finance limit figh
Limits on Oregon campaign money are dead. But voters may still get to weigh
House Bill 2714 would have set specific contribution limits, in anticipation of a constitutional measure making such restrictions legal. Although the bill is now dead, lawmakers appear to be pressing ahead with sending the constitutional change to voters.
Democrats back off campaign contribution limits | Local | gazettetimes.com
SALEM — Bowing to the pressures of time and differences of opinion, Democrats are setting aside a legislative effort to slap limits on political campaign contributions.
Drive to limit Oregon campaign money sputters to a stop | Salem Reporter |
SALEM — Bowing to the pressures of time and differences of opinion, Democrats are setting aside a legislative effort to slap limits on political campaign contributions. Senate Majority Leader Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, had hoped to get contribution limits through the Senate after they passed the House on June 6. Her[Read More...]
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House Speaker Tina Kotek “Undecided” on Whether to Support the Constitution
The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled in the past that any caps on campaign limits violates the Oregon constitution; a referral would amend the constitution.
Oregon Legislators May Take A Pass This Year On Trying To Limit Campaign Do
Lane County Senators Can Limit PAC Money in Elections – Eugene Weekly
Many of us are excited about the Oregon House of Representatives blocking billionaires from buying our elections and I want to thank most of our Lane County state representatives for their support …
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As Oregon Legislature nears end, campaign reform might be close | Salem Rep
As the Oregon Legislature prepares to resume, the fate of campaign finance reform in Portland, Multnomah and statewide may rest on whether a constitutional amendment is approved before the Legislature shuts down. Activists have urged Democratic leaders to deliver on months of discussions of changing the state Constitution to allow[Read More...]
Polluters hit by Oregon climate bill gave big. Koch Industries was one of t
Companies and industries with interests in House Bill 2020 donated $650,000 to sitting Oregon senators.
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Oregon Is One of Only Five States With No Campaign Caps. Voters Could Chang
Oregon Legislature moves forward with a constitutional amendment to allow campaign contribution caps.
Legislature sends ballot initiative to voters setting stage for campaign do
Voters in November 2020 will decide whether the Oregon Constitution should allow donation limits.
Campaign Finance Limits On Track To Oregon Voters . News | OPB
The Oregon Legislature took a big step this weekend toward allowing the state to curb the flow of unlimited money into political campaigns.
Campaign cash thwarted Oregon’s green ideals: What the Legislature may (and
The Oregon Legislature is poised to move the state out of dead last on some measures. But not all of them.
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Perfectly Legal - Willamette Week
When elected officials provided their statements of economic interest to the Oregon Government Ethics Commission last month, the filing for Rep. Mike Schaufler (D-Happy Valley) included one unusual,Politics
Oregon lawmakers pay their businesses with campaign funds - it's legal, but
Campaign donors expect their money to be spent getting candidates elected. The wrinkle is, it's unusual for candidates to pay themselves in the process.
Oregon Voters Could Finally Rein in Campaign Contributions
State lawmakers put a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot with bi-partisan support.
Oregon campaign finance watchdog will seek to beef up enforcement - oregonl
The Secretary of State’s office said Tuesday it will seek to beef up enforcement of Oregon’s campaign finance laws after a report by The Oregonian/OregonLive last week that showed minimal investigation into alleged violations.
Editorial: Elections division must step up enforcement of campaign finance
The weak investigation into allegations of illegal campaign finance activity by former Rep. Deborah Boone show that not only is the elections division unable to enforce laws that currently exist, but it may not be able to handle campaign contribution limits that Oregonians want to enact. Although the secretary of state's office has made some changes, other reforms are needed as well.