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Val Hoyle and La Mota: My FEC complaint
Hoyle may have accepted and unlawfully retained cash contributions from La Mota founders, adding to her growing list of first-term scandals.
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Jeff Eager
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Not according to Hoyle? La Mota owners' funky contributions to U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle
Congresswoman Val Hoyle's campaign reported it received seven separate donations from the cash-friendly owners of La Mota on the same day in 2022. If…
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Jeff Eager
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Hoyle keeps former La Mota employee contribution
U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle (D-OR) has not returned a $1,000 campaign contribution from the cofounder of a cannabis nonprofit to which Hoyle directed an illegal…
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Jeff Eager
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The Columbia River (dis)Gorge
New campaign finance filings show Senator Wyden and Rep. Hoyle have belatedly purged their campaign coffers of legally and/or politically suspect…
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Jeff Eager
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Monique DeSpain, candidate for OR's 4th Congressional District
Listen now (40 mins) | DeSpain, an attorney and former Air Force officer aims to take on scandal-beset Val Hoyle
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Jeff Eager
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Val Hoyle is bad at her job
The vulnerable Oregon Democratic Congresswoman won't let voters forget she loves helping her cannabis industry donors make more money
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Jeff Eager
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Why nothing works in Oregon
A mix of bad ideology and bad incentives cause crises to mount, and "solutions" to fail ad nauseam
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Jeff Eager
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Bankman-Fried guilty on seven fraud counts
The likely patron-by-proxy of the Democratic Party of Oregon goes down big in Manhattan courtroom
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Jeff Eager
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Oregon Dems say they'll turn $500k over to U.S. Marshals
Yesterday, the Democratic Party of Oregon said in a statement they will scrounge up $500k in response to April 13 U.S. DOJ request arising from illegal…
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Jeff Eager
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All state agencies shall have spokesblobs
Plus, the OR Supreme Court hears arguments on whether GOP senators can appear on ballot
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Jeff Eager
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Lawsuit: Kotek ally leaked bourbon report to justify director firing
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek fired OLCC director Steve Marks soon after taking office in 2023, satisfying a goal of her political allies, including La…
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Jeff Eager
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Portland teachers union does union things
Plus, a House race check-in and an important update from Oregon State University
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Jeff Eager
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