Category Archives: Oregon

Election law news, McCain on super PACs, no Bluman foreign money, and political law links

Posted on January 10, 2012

NO BLUMAN FOREIGN MONEY. Politico.  “The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law that bars foreign nationals from spending to influence U.S. elections.” WILEY REIN NEWS.  The January 2012 edition of Wiley Rein’s Election Law News is online … Continue reading →

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CU at the FEC? (And more political law links for today)

Posted on June 15, 2011

RECORD FOR FOREIGN TRIPS. Roll Call. “The costs of overseas trips taken by Senators and their staffers jumped by about 20 percent last year, reaching an all-time high of more than $5 million in publicly reported costs, which is still … Continue reading →

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Twitter, politics, lobbying, connected charities, and more in my political law links of the day

Posted on March 3, 2011

HOW SHOULD POLITICIANS USE TWITTER? That’s the topic of this e.politics collaborative effort between Sandi Fox and Sean Hurley. (I follow back almost everyone who follows me on Twitter.)  In other Twitter news, a tweet sparked a controversy involving a … Continue reading →

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Lobbying in Oregon and charges of intimidation

Posted on February 11, 2010

KATU.com has a story on an alleged incident of offficeholder intimidation of lobbyists. Lobbyists who worked on the “No on Measures 66 and 67” campaigns, that would have overturned two legislative tax hikes, say House Democratic leaders are trying to … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s lobbyist gift limit upheld

Posted on January 2, 2010

Richard Winger has the latest on the Oregon State Supreme Court’s opinion involving limitations on lobbyists’ gifts and other rules.

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