Does Clackamas County really hate us? Or is that what right-wing operatives want them to think?
Kevin Mannix
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Tough Luck
Oregon Lawmakers Are Saddled with a “Tough on Crime” Measure They Never Wanted
Crime dropped. So why is Oregon letting another “tough on crime” law through?
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Tough on Crime Victims
A Surprising Coalition is Fighting “Tough on Crime” Measure 73
Mandatory minimum sentencing Measure 73 is popular among voters—but has alienated the people it’s supposed to support.
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In Other News
Fake campaign signs spoofing GOP gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley popped up all over Portland this week. The signs, which take a jab at Dudley keeping a house in Washington to avoid paying some Oregon taxes, feature Dudley’s name above the state of Washington and the tagline “Representation Avoiding Taxation.” It’s a mystery as to who […]
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In Other News
A sexual hypnotist messes with Republicans, victims of domestic violence get new center, and teary goodbyes are waved to the Portland Beavers.
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Measuring Up
A Cheat Sheet for This Year’s Ballot Measures
The petitions are in! Here’s a peek at the crop of ballot measures you could be voting on in November.
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Grassroots or Astroturf?
Second Mayoral Recall Leader Answers Questions
Second mayoral recall leader Avel Gordly answers questions on the campaign.
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Enter Puppeteers
Conservatives Close in on Second Mayoral Recall
State-level conservatives are closing in on the second effort to recall
Portland Mayor Sam Adams.
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Think Twice
Signature Gatherers’ Criminal Histories Exposed
Oregon signature gatherers’ criminal histories exposed.
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Hall Monitor
Tax Killers
Right-wing conservatives move to kill governor’s tax hikes on
corporations and Oregon’s richest.
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Ballot Box
A Dozen Ballot Measure Vie for Your Vote
Watch out! Here come the crazy 2008 ballot measures.
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Mannix’s Crack Idea
Drug Addicts? One Strike and You’re Out!
Former State Representative Kevin Mannix wants Oregon to vote for a ballot initiative in November that would send crack dealers, identity thieves, and felony property criminals to jail for at least three years on a first conviction—without the option of drug treatment. Mannix has built his reputation on being “tough on crime”: He was the […]