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November
17, 2002
Big donors to campaigns buy an ear
Eugene Register Guard
November
15, 2002
Money rules elections
letter to editor in Salem Statesman-Journal
November
6, 2002
Who is Trying to Buy Oregon's Votes?
Hells Canyon Journal
November
5, 2002
Incumbents draw support from action committees
Salem Statesman-Journal
November,
2002
Political advertising: profiting on democracy
The Portland Alliance
November
1, 2002
Follow
the money for insights on state Measures 21 and 22
Corvallis Gazette Times
October
29, 2002
Ashland
wallets wide open: Demos, GOP find success
Ashland Daily Tidings
October
29, 2002
Oregon has recession-proof revenue generating program
Hillsboro Argus
October
25, 2002
Label debate pits big name vs. big bucks
The Portland Tribune
October
23, 2002
Time
To Make Some (Free) Waves
Willamette Week - The Nose
October
19, 2002
Parties battle for Capitol control
Statesman Journal
October
15, 2002
State legislative races are not as competitive as they might seem
MiPRAP's October 6th press release printed
in the Hillsboro Argus
October
8, 2002
Election
cash: Some races may already be decided
Ashland Daily Tidings
September
18 and 25, 2002
Rogue of the Week and Murmers
Willamette Week coverage of House Speaker Mark Simmons working as
director of public affairs for the Oregon Association of Nurserymen
while still a member of the Oregon legislature
July
21, 2002
From legislator to lobbyist: Stop the revolving door
East Oregonian
guest editorial by Rep. Mark Hass that was also published in 8 other
newspapers
June
9, 2002
Donation
from tobacco to Oregon are bipartisan
Statesman Journal
June
9, 2002
If big bucks show up, voters don't bother
Opinion piece in Oregonian
June
2, 2002
Courting the big spenders
Oregonian
May
17, 2002
Money both helps, hinders political debate
Editorial in Grants Pass Daily Courier
May
16, 2002
Oregon
governor candidates shell out thousands for air war
Ashland Daily Tidings
May
14, 2002
Drug
companies, health care firms pick up campaign finance slack
Ashland Daily Tidings
May
11, 2002
Elections
2002: Contributors hedge their bets
Ashland Daily Tidings
April
23, 2002
Shays-Meehan takes one step forward, one back
My View opinion piece in the Portland Tribune
April
19, 2002
Property
rights group is a major fund-raiser
Letter to the editor in the Portland Tribune
April
11, 2002
Speaker's lobbyist job raises conflict of interest issues
MiPRAP's April 5 press release printed as an
editorial in the Hillsboro Argus
March
27, 2002
Initiative proces scrutinized by citizens, citizen groups
Stayton Mail
March
15, 2002
Gifts to politicians from tobacco and alcohol industries have strings
attached to them
Our Opinion piece in Umpqua Free Press
March
7, 2002
Our Opinion...Gifts to politicians from tobacco and alcohol industries
have strings attached to them
Umpqua Free Press
March
7, 2002
Oregon legislators addicted to tobacco and alcohol industry contributions
Northwest Labor Press
February
26, 2002
Fairness, benefits of cigarette tax debated. Session will examine
smoking tax
Salem Statesman Journal
February
25, 2002
'Sin taxes' at the heart of battle over budget
Eugene Register Guard
February
18, 2002
Special session wasn't that special
Editorial in Grans Pass Daily Courier
February
17, 2002
Legislators fighting proposed sin taxes
Bend Bulletin
February
15, 2002
Oregon
legislature as a visual aide
State Street Column in Ashland Daily Tidings
by Cathy Shaw
February
15, 2002
Drug formulary bill still sparking controversy
Portland Business Journal
February
13, 2002
Murmers - nearly one-third of signature gathering money from Loren
Parks
Willamette Week
February
12, 2002
"Sin" lobbyists are huge supporters of legislative campaigns
Upper Rogue Independent
February,
2002
Big five accounting firms dole out $300,000 to Oregon delegation
The Portland Allilance
January
29, 2002
Enron collapse holds lessons for nation's voters
Editorial in Grants Pass Daily Courier
January
26, 2002
'Double giving' name of Enron's game
MiPRAP's January 21 press release printed as
a Point of View piece in the Woodburn Independent
January
24, 2002
Let the contribution races begin
MiPRAP's January 11 press release printed as
a guest editorial in the Lake County Examiner and as an article in the
Baker City Record Courier
January
23, 2002
Double
Giver: a nag known to curry favor
Ashland Daily Tidings Editorial
January
22, 2002
Campaign money is sitll pouring in
Statesman Journal
January
21, 2002
Smith confident that he'll raise $6 million war chest
Ashland Daily Tidings