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2007 News articles

April 25, 2007
'Ethics' restored to state commission
The Oregonian

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

Willamette Week

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

Oregonian

April 20 , 2007
Measure 37 pays off for big donors
Eugene Register-Guard

March 28, 2007
Act swiftly on ethics reform
The Oregonian - Editorial

March 23, 2007
Support campaign financing
The Oregonian - Letter to the Editor

March 13 , 2007
Oregon compiles election spending online
Statesman Journal

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

Willamette Week

February 26, 2007
Council to take up public financing
Wisconsin State Journal

February 23 , 2007
Cigarettes that fizzle a vote away

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

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

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

February 16, 2007
Not much sting in ethics fines
The Oregonian - Editorial

February 14, 2007
Ex-lawmakers may see lobby limits
The Statesman Journal

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

February 8 , 2007
Potter deals with fallout from gift
The Oregonian - Editorial

January 21, 2007
Campaign funding scrutinized
Register Guard

January 17, 2007
Spin City- The revolving door stays ajar for ex-bureaucrats.
Willamette Week

January 15, 2007
Democrats reap spoils of victory: big money
Campaign finance - As they move to tighten ethics rules, cash keeps pouring in

The Oregonian

January 12, 2007
Gift Ban Overdue

Baker City Herald - Editorial

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

Capital Press Editorial

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

January 2 , 2007
Getting more spinach with our TV candy

The Oregonian - Guest Opinion by Mark Hass

January 2 , 2007
Politics isn't castor oil
A Register-Guard Editorial