Marijuana Money in Oregon Politics

Marijuana Money in Oregon Politics

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Val Hoyle and La Mota: My FEC complaint
Val Hoyle and La Mota: My FEC complaint
Hoyle may have accepted and unlawfully retained cash contributions from La Mota founders, adding to her growing list of first-term scandals.
·oregonroundup.substack.com·
Val Hoyle and La Mota: My FEC complaint
Oregon DOJ objects to federal subpoenas
Oregon DOJ objects to federal subpoenas
State attorneys produced objections, but no documents, by the June 21 deadline for five federal grand jury subpoenas requesting state documents relating to La Mota and Shemia Fagan.
·oregonroundup.substack.com·
Oregon DOJ objects to federal subpoenas
‘OPB Politics Now’: The Rise and Fall of Shemia Fagan
‘OPB Politics Now’: The Rise and Fall of Shemia Fagan
Shemia Fagan was supposed to be the next Democratic star in Oregon politics, but now she's about to be out of office due to a spectacularly fast-moving scandal in Salem. Reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart talk about Fagan's rise to prominence and sudden resignation as Secretary of State.
·opb.org·
‘OPB Politics Now’: The Rise and Fall of Shemia Fagan
Editorial: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan must resign
Editorial: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan must resign
Shemia Fagan didn't make just one mistake in her dealings with La Mota cannabis chain owners Rosa Cazares and Aaron Mitchell, the editorial board writes. Her acknowledged "poor judgment" occurred repeatedly and reflects her prioritizing self interest over Oregon's. She must resign.
·oregonlive.com·
Editorial: Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan must resign
With Shemia Fagan out, speculation on Oregon’s next secretary of state is in full swing
With Shemia Fagan out, speculation on Oregon’s next secretary of state is in full swing
Treasurer Tobias Read believes he could be a good fit, and former Senate President Peter Courtney says he'll fill in if asked. Informal conversations with Democratic politicos Tuesday turned up a wide range of names, including a trio of current or former Multnomah County officials: Jessica Vega Pederson, Deborah Kafoury and Susheela Jayapal.
·opb.org·
With Shemia Fagan out, speculation on Oregon’s next secretary of state is in full swing
Shemia Fagan was rising star in Oregon politics, until a side gig became her downfall
Shemia Fagan was rising star in Oregon politics, until a side gig became her downfall
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan resigned her post as secretary of state just five days after a story in Willamette Week touched off an avalanche of reporting about her work as a consultant for an embattled cannabis company. It was an unlikely end for a politician who was considered a rising star and a potential future governor or U.S. senator.
·oregonlive.com·
Shemia Fagan was rising star in Oregon politics, until a side gig became her downfall