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2009

• Oregon House Bill 3009 would limit campaign contributions, April 18, 2009

  Oregonian

• Bill seeking strict donation limits, April 18, 2009

  Associated Press article appearing in Eugene Register-Guard and elsewhere

• Prison Communities: Representation is Not Created Equal, March 18 2009

  The Skanner

• Publicly funded elections, March 12 2009

  Oregonian letter to the editor

• Oregon legislators consider changes to ethics law, March 10, 2009

  Oregonian

• It may seem excessive, but it's perfectly legal, February 26, 2009

  KATU

• Critics question Leonard splurges; Commissioner spends campaign cash on pricy business dinners, February 26, 2009

  Portland Tribune

2008

• Beholden to all but indebted to none, November 21, 2008

  Oregonian guest editorial

• Nevada millionaire bankrolls big bet on Dancer, November 10, 2008

  Associated Press in Hillsboro Argus

• Parks a major donor to Dancer campaign, November 8, 2008

  Eugene Register-Guard

• More than $50 Million Spent This Election Season, November 6, 2008

  Oregon Public Broadcasting Radio

• One lesson lingers amid the post-election hangover: Politics means money. November 5, 2008

  Willamette Week

• One Economic Bright Spot: Political $pending October 24, 2008

  Willamette Week

• District 54 race sets money recordOctober 23, 2008

  Bend Bulletin

• Nevada millionaire who bankrolls Oregon issues, candidates keeps low profile October 11, 2008

  Oregonian

• Sizemore's Daddy Warbucks
  October 9, 2008

  Willamette Week

• Sizemore appears poised to underspend his opponents again, September 29, 2008

  Eugene Register-Guard

• Pay raises for officials criticized, September 19, 2008

  Salem Statesman Journal

• Oregon has voted against him, but Sizemore fights on, September 6, 2008

  Oregonian

• Former Oregon House speaker’s campaign donations draw partisan fire, August 8, 2008

  Gresham Outlook

• Cleaning Up Connecticut, August 6, 2008

  New York Times Editorial

• Donor dominates initiative funding, August 3, 2008

  Statesman Journal
  Quote by Democracy Reform Oregon executive director Janice Thompson- "It would seem that one element of a signature-gathering process is to demonstrate a broad range of support for a measure. In terms of fundraising, that would mean more than one major donor per measure."

• Ballot may have up to 14 initiatives, July 4, 2008

  Statesman Journal
  Democracy Reform Oregon mention - "half of the $2.3 million raised so far to qualify measures has come from one person - Loren Parks, a medical-equipment manufacturer who now lives in Nevada."

• Where's the scandal, June 26, 2008

  Northwest Examiner Editor's Turn

• Portland will get a city leader it paid for, June 6, 2008

  Oregonian

• Campaign reforms that are working, March 18, 2008

  Oregonian guest editorial

• New Order: What a difference two years has made in publicly financed elections, January 30, 2008

  Willamette Week

2007

• Fighting for the right to wine and dine, November 29, 2007

  Oregonian editorial

• Slow the FCC chairman's runaway train, November 10, 2007

  Oregonian editorial

• Voters plod to polls - Multimillion-dollar ad campaigns don’t draw out voters any more than normal, October 31, 2007

  The Dalles Chronicle

• In Final Days, Tobacco Companies Up Spending in Oregon Tax Fight, October 31, 2007

  Associated Press article on WRAL.com (Raleigh, NC)

• Measure 49 money is from old foes, October 31, 2007

  Salem Statesman-Journal

• Early vote turnout 'modest' despite $20 million in ads, October 30, 2007

  Associated Press article in Coos Bay World

• A well-deserved B+ on campaign data, October 29, 2007

  Oregonian

• How You Should Vote! Your Election Primer, October 25, 2007

  Portland Mercury

• Campaign disclosure receives high marks, October 18, 2007

  Oregonian

• 2 measures attract more cash than all 10 raised a year ago, October 18, 2007

  Oregonian

• Knight weighs in as campaign spending tops $18 M ago, October 18, 2007

  Associated Press article on kptv.com

• Who gave what? Here's how you can find out, October 17, 2007

  Bend Bulletin

• Cigarette tax? Oregon voters will get final say Nov. 6, October 17, 2007

  CurryCoastalPilot

• Tobacco tax battle hits cash record, October 13, 2007

  Oregonian

• Quiet? Oregon's off-year campaign drenched in ads, October 11, 2007

  Associated Press

• Early look at public financing in Oregonian, October 11, 2007

  Oregonian

• Cigarette companies burning through millions to defeat Measure 50, October 10, 2007

  Oregon Public Broadcasting (Radio)

• Big tobacco takes aim, October 10, 2007

  Eugene Register Guard

• That's still a lot of money, October 9, 2007

  Eugene Register-Guard Capitol Notebook

• Races revive financing debate, September 28, 2007

  Portland Tribune

• Expand public financing, September 11, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter to the editor

• Break political power lock, September 10, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter to the editor

• Keep funding campaigns, September 7, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter to the editor

• Carol Cushman - The president of the League of Women Voters of Portland defends “voter-owned elections.”, September 5, 2007

  Willamette Week

• One sent to prison; 3 heaped with scorn - Trial - The judge sentences Vladimir Golovan to nine months and lashes out at politicians in a campaign finance scandal, September 4, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Tobacco Companies Prepare To Fight Proposed Cigarette Tax Hike, August 23, 2007

  RealTimeTraders.com

• Big tobacco to battle Measure 50, August 21, 2007

  Ashland Daily Tidings

• Measure 49 funding, August 19, 2007

  KBOO

• Governing ideology for sale on the cheap, July 27, 2007

  Wallowa County Chieftain - Guest Commentary

• Campaign cash buys candy, gifts and airfare, July 13, 2007

  The Oregonian

• C’mon candidates, incumbents — make a move already, July 17, 2007

  Portland Tribune - Sources Say

• Election Reform Works, July 15, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter-to-the-editor

• Making progress in Portland's politics, July 13, 2007

  The Oregonian - Guest Commentary

• Oregon joins other states in ethics crackdown, July 8, 2007

  Associated Press article printed in The Oregonian, The Observer (La Grande), The Gazette-Times (Corvallis), The Daily Astorian, The Argus Observer, Ashland Daily Tidings, The Register-Guard (Eugene), News Review (Roseburg), and KGW.com.

• Twin Piques - Opposition to new ethics law comes from two very different quarters., July 5, 2007

  Willamette Week

• Legislature Passes Ethics Reform, Including New Restrictions on Gifts, July 5, 2007

  Bureau of National Affairs

• Pursue public financing, July 3, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter to the editor

• Oregon's political ethics laws get overhaul, June 28, 2007

  The Statesman Journal

• Legislature: Session winds down, Ethics laws - Legislators adopt tougher rules after several scandals, June 28, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Ethics overhaul wins final approval from Ore. lawmakers, June 27, 2007

  Associated Press article printed in The Oregonian, The Examiner, KTVZ.com, KMTR.com, www.today.msnbc.com, KGW.com, and The Register-Guard (Eugene).

• Ethics changes remain in doubt in Legislature; House Rules Committee splits 4-2 on Senate's bill, June 26, 2007

  Salem Statesman Journal

• A promise kept on Oregon ethics, June 21, 2007

  Oregonian - Editorial

• Ethics reform solidly in the game this session, June 21, 2007

  Guest editorial in the Salem Statesman Journal

• Senate approves ethics reform bill
  Legislation sets limits on gifts for public officials, June 21, 2007

  Associated Press Story in the Salem Statesman Journal, OregonLive.com, KTVZ.com, Mail Tribune (Medford), and Democrat Herald (Albany).

• House approves hike in ethics agency funding, June 19, 2007

  Oregonian

• Best since Watergate, June 15, 2007

  Kink.fm - Editorial

• Ethics reforms advance in Oregon Legislature, June 13, 2007

  Coos Bay World

• Lawmakers make progress on tightening state ethics laws, June 13, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Landmark ethics-reform bill passes a hurdle, June 13, 2007

  Statesman Journal

• Oregon Legislature Playing Ball with Ethics Reform, June 11, 2007

  Radio broadcast, KBOO (aired by at least 22 stations across Oregon)

• A blemish on Oregon ethics reform, June 11, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Pay raise idea lives but ethics move dies, June 7, 2007

  The Oregonian

• News and Murmurs, June 6, 2007

  Willamette Week - Editorial staff

• The Price of Free Airwaves, June 2, 2007

  The New York Times MICHAEL J. COPPS, Op-Ed Contributor

• Flying across the ethical line, June 1, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Ethics panel's size, funding could double, June 1, 2007

  Statesman Journal

• Senate eliminates smoking-ban exemptions, May 23, 2007

  Statesman Journal

• Up in Smoke, May 16, 2007

  Willamette Week

• New ways of thinking on election reform, May 16, 2007

  The Oregonian Guest opinion by David Sirota

• Measure 37 campaign donors stand to profit from claims, May 2, 2007

  Newberg Graphic

• Double-dippipng lobbyist - Look who else a key small-business lobbyist is working for in Salem, April 25, 2007

  Willamette Week

• "Ethics" restored to state commission, April 24, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Profit, ideology mix for some Measure 37 donors
  Land use - More than 24 campaign backers have now filed claims -- $637 million worth, April 23, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Measure 37 pays off for big donors, April 20, 2007

  Eugene Register-Guard

• Act swiftly on ethics reform, March 27, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Support campaign financing, March 23, 2007

  The Oregonian - Letter to the Editor

• Oregon compiles election spending online, March 13, 2007

  Statesman Journal

• Shakedown Dues - Will the Leg reform one major piece of campaign finace abuse?, February 28, 2007

  Willamette Week

• Council to take up public financing, February 26, 2007

  Wisconsin State Journal

• Cigarettes that fizzle a vote away, February 23, 2007

  Associated Press Article in Coos Bay World, the Columbian, the Democrat Herald, the Bend Bulletin, the Mail Tribune, and the Daily Astorian

• GOP blocks tobacco tax, groups say
  Health advocates: Campaign money has role in debate, February 21, 2007

  Associated Press Article in the Statesman Journal, the Columbian, the Roseburg News-Review, and the Democrat-Herald

• Not much sting in ethics fines, February 16, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Ex-lawmakers may see lobby limits, February 14, 2007

  The Statesman Journal

• Senators pay $600 to settle Maui trips, February 10, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Potter deals with fallout from gift, February 8, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Campaign funding scrutinized, January 21, 2007

  Register Guard

• Spin City- The revolving door stays ajar for ex-bureaucrats, January 17, 2007

  Willamette Week

• Democrats reap spoils of victory: big money, January 15, 2007

  The Oregonian

• Gift Ban Overdue, January 12, 2007

  Baker City Herald - Editorial

• Should media cover elections better, or leave advertisements to inform?, January 12, 2007

  Capital Press Editorial

• Eight Portland channels (and nothin' on) - The notable lack of political coverage in local, January 5, 2007

  The Oregonian - Editorial

• Getting more spinach with our TV candy, January 2, 2007

  The Oregonian - Guest Opinion by Mark Hass

• Politics isn't castor oil, January 2, 2007

  Eugene Register-Guard Editorial

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