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31 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
If the plan by City Attorney Mara Elliott wins approval from the city council, voters will decide this year whether to give the commission sharper teeth in overseeing hundreds of public officials, campaigns, and the donors and lobbyists who seek to influence them. [read post]
30 May 2024, 12:17 pm by Jack Bogdanski
But no, they listened to the Portland bureacrats and went for that extra pound of flesh.Having been in the tax game for more than four decades, I can tell you, you'd much rather deal with the federal IRS than the hideous Portland City Hall tax collectors, any day of the week.Here in Oregon we need a Local Taxpayer Bill of Rights to rein in the overzealous and incompetent City Hall bureaucrats. [read post]
24 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
From City Hall to Congress, public officials increasingly describe threats and harassment as a routine part of their jobs. [read post]
22 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Connecticut: “CT Supreme Court Rules That State Ban on Some Political Ads Infringes on Political Free Speech” by Edmund Mahoney (Hartford Courant) for Yahoo News Oregon: “Republican Fundraisers Ran Afoul of Oregon Liquor Rules, Investigation Finds” by Noelle Crombie (Portland Oregonian) for MSN Elections Arizona: “Arizona Weighs When Lawyers’ Long-Shot Election Challenges Cross the… [read post]
21 May 2024, 7:52 am by Jack Bogdanski
This week we learn from experts at OHSU and Portland State "that people living with co-occurring disorder (COD) experience a complex and uneven treatment landscape in Oregon. [read post]
17 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Critics Say It’s Watered Down MSN – Dakota Smith (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 5/15/2024 Los Angeles voters in November will weigh in on a ballot measure that would strengthen the city’s ethics oversight after a string of scandals at City Hall. [read post]
15 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Quig (Chicago Tribune) for Yahoo News Oregon: “No Criminal Charges for OLCC Managers Who Set Aside Rare Bourbon for Themselves, State Says” by Noelle Crombie (Portland Oregonian) for MSN Lobbying National: “A White-Collar Indictment Shatters a Congressman’s Blue-Collar Image” by Kenneth Vogel and Kitty Bennett (New York Times) for DNyuz The post Wednesday’s LobbyComply News Roundup appeared first on State and Federal… [read post]
3 May 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Gateway Pundit to File for Bankruptcy Amid Election Conspiracy Lawsuits MSN – Will Sommer (Washington Post) | Published: 4/24/2024 Gateway Pundit, the popular far-right blog, is filing for bankruptcy as it faces lawsuits alleging it promoted bogus claims about the 2020 election. [read post]
2 May 2024, 9:32 am by Yosi Yahoudai
Meanwhile, protest encampments elsewhere were cleared by the police, resulting in arrests, or closed up voluntarily at schools across the U.S., including The City College of New York, Fordham University in New York, Portland State in Oregon, Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona and Tulane University in New Orleans. [read post]
2 May 2024, 6:05 am by Yosi Yahoudai
Although some protesters have been caught on camera making antisemitic remarks or violent threats, organizers of the protests, some of whom are Jewish, say it is a peaceful movement aimed at defending Palestinian rights and protesting the war.Meanwhile, protest encampments elsewhere were cleared by the police, resulting in arrests, or closed up voluntarily at schools across the U.S., including The City College of New York, Fordham University in New York, Portland State in… [read post]
1 May 2024, 4:11 am by Jack Bogdanski
Rene Gonzalez put a "D" next to his name on his webpage when he was running for Portland City Council, another nonpartisan position. [read post]
30 Apr 2024, 6:11 pm by Matthew D. Kaplan
The crash occurred in Yachats (a small coastal city about three hours southwest of Portland) and involved a 25-year-old woman driving her compact SUV northbound on Highway 101. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 7:56 am by Jack Bogdanski
I can't help but chuckle at all the noise that's being generated by the various versions of "homeless" street camping rules being kicked around like hacky-sack footbags by members of the Portland City Council this week. [read post]
8 Apr 2024, 5:08 pm by Jack Bogdanski
I was told they were a legacy of the old city of Vanport, north of what was then Portland. [read post]
5 Apr 2024, 6:00 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – Can Elected Officials Do Business with Their City? [read post]
2 Apr 2024, 5:21 am by Jack Bogdanski
And I don’t just mean here in Portland, Oregon. [read post]
29 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
City Councilmember Curren Price Accused of 21 Violations of City Ethics Laws MSN – James Queally, David Zahniser, and Dakota Smith (Los Angeles Times) | Published: 3/27/2024 The Los Angeles Ethics Commission has privately accused city Councilperson Curren Price of voting on matters in which his wife had a financial interest. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” by Andrew Tobias (Cleveland Plain Dealer) for MSN Lobbying Oregon: “Zenith Energy Violated City Code by Not Reporting Lobbying, City Auditor Says” by Gosia Wozniacka (Portland Oregonian) for MSN South Dakota: “South Dakota Ethanol Lobbying Entered a ‘Borderline,’ ‘Gray’ Area, Critics Say” by Dominik Dausch (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) for Yahoo News The post Thursday’s LobbyComply… [read post]
15 Mar 2024, 6:19 am by Jack Bogdanski
It was Tom Griffin-Valade (pictured left), husband of one-time city auditor LaVonne Griffin-Valade (right), currently the Oregon secretary of state. [read post]