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 lobbyist and lawmakers in Missouri and you can read more about that here. And in […]
Category: Oregon
Lobbying in Oregon and charges of intimidation
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 get them fired.
Oregon’s lobbyist gift limit upheld
Richard Winger has the latest on the Oregon State Supreme Court’s opinion involving limitations on lobbyists’ gifts and other rules.