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December
30, 2003
Measure 30 may be cheap campaign
OPB Radio
December
18, 2003
Campaign Contribution Study (.mp3 file)
KBOO Radio (and 40 similar stories on stations around the state)
December 15, 2003
Support web-based supporting
of campaign dollars
The Oregonian
December
4, 2003
Review sought for finance laws
Salem Statesman Journal
December
4, 2003
Mannix case revisits campaign
contribution loophole
The Oregonian
December
4, 2003
Campaign finance loopholes scrutinized
Eugene Register Guard
December
3, 2003
Mannix's Transparent Act
Willamette Week
November
21, 2003
SAIF pay to lobbyists questioned/Lobbyist spending hard to track
Salem Statesman Journal
November
4, 2003
It isn't average citizens who
are fighting PUD
Portland Tribune
November
1, 2003
Activist group brings money, draws
concern
Statesman Journal
October
8, 2003
Our View: Loopholes in
HB 3328 lead to governor's veto
Springfield News
October
3, 2003
Nelson's fund fights tax
hike he supported
The East Oregonian
October
2, 2003
Bill aiding big Oregon business
tied to political contributions
Hillsboro Argus
October
1, 2003
Are Oregonians being suckered?
The Burns Times Herald (Editorial)
October
2003
Financial community big
backers of Measure 29
The Portland Alliance
September
22, 2003
Let us (not) return to
the days of yesteryear
The Springfield News - Editorial
September
22, 2003
Give numbers in time, in
context
The Oregonian - Editorial
September
22, 2003
Hypocrisy on election
disclosure
The Oregonian - Letter to the Editor
September
18, 2003
State's political money trail
runs cold online
The Oregonian
September
4, 2003
Ethics reform bill fails to
address funding needs, gift-giver interest
The Hillsboro Argus
September
2003
Budget woes don't slow tax giveaways
The Portland Alliance
August
27, 2003
Our View: Dean's Campaign
opens a new fundraising door
The Springfield News
August
19, 2003
Ethics bill expected to pass
the House
The Oregonian
August
13, 2003
Larry Campbell's Sway in Salem
OPB Radio
August
11, 2003
Inside the Capitol: Fundraising
principle gains new currency
The Oregonian
August
11, 2003
2-cents per bottle: Despite
what lobby says, that's a reasonable increase in beer tax
Pendleton East Oregonian
August
7, 2003
Higher election filing fees may
spare voters pamphlet
Salem Statesman-Journal
August
4, 2003
Beer tax has high-powered foe
Salem Statesman Journal (AP story that also ran in the Albany
Democrat-Herald, Bend Bulletin, Corvallis Gazette-Times, Daily Astorian,
Klamath Falls Herald News, McMinnville News-Register, Medford Mail Tribune, and the Pendleton East Oregonian)
June
26, 2003
'Legislators for sale' is a
problem that Americans have caused themselves
Douglas County Mail
June
21, 2003
Senate rejects substitute campaign-finance
bill
Salem Statesman-Journal (AP story that also ran in Pendleton
East Oregonian, Albany Democrat Herald, Roseburg News-Review, Medford
Mail Tribune.)
June
19, 2003
Proposal would raise voters pamphlet
fees
Salem Statesman-Journal
June
18, 2003
Rule panel considers sharp fee
increase for voter pamphlet use
Roseburg News-Review (AP story that also ran in Albany Democrat
Herald, Daily Astorian)
June
13, 2003
Good bill catches bad virus
The Oregonian, letter to the editor
June 10, 2003
Shed light on political process
Salem Statesman-Journal, op-ed
June
4, 2003
House OK of ethics redo may
lack teeth
The Oregonian
June
3, 2003
House approves new ethics rules
Eugene Register-Guard
June
3, 2003
Ethics bill clears House, goes
to Senate
Salem Statesman Journal
May
28, 2003
Oregon receives and "F" for lobbyist disclosure in study
Cottage Grove Sentinel
May
15, 2003
We deserve to know: Oregon flunks review of lobbyist reporting and
disclosure process
East Oregonian
May
15, 2003
Lobbyists get an 'F' for reporting
Salem Statesman Journal
May
15, 2003
Oregon gets F for lobbying laws
This is an AP article that appeared in the Corvallis Gazette-Times, East Oregonian, Medford Mail-Tribune, Roseburg News-Review,
McMinnville News Register, and Albany Democrat Herald
May
15, 2003
Oregon gets failing grade for lobbying
system
Eugene Register-Guard
May
14, 2003
Big money trade group plays games with Oregon's Future
Press release printed as letter to editor in
Hells Canyon Journal
May 11, 2003
The
restaurant lobby is keeping video poker commissions inflated
Editorial in Medford Mail Tribune
April
3, 2003
More data sought from lobbyists
Salem Statesman Journal