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Saving Dollars, Saving Democracy
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009Saving Dollars Saving Democracy May 2009.PDFFollowing the historic 2008 election, one lesson has been well learned: The success of...
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Following the Money
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, April 14, 2010Following the Money 2010.PDFThe ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. Spending...
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Getting the Best Bang for Your Buck
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011Getting the Best Bang for the Buck.PDFTransparency is essential for the public to understand government activities and...
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Accessibility of Public Records Relating to Oregon’s Economic Development Tax...
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Sunday, March 13, 2011Accessibility of Public Records...Tax Expenditures.PDFThe ability to see how government uses public resources is fundamental to...
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Following the Money 2011
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011Following the Money 2011.PDFThe ability to see how government uses the public purse is fundamental to democracy. Transparency in...
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Representation without Taxation
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012Read the Full ReportTwo years ago, the Supreme Court’s Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission decision opened the...
View ArticleCompanies Paid More to Lobby Congress than they did in Taxes
For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 18, 2012David RosenfeldThirty Fortune 500 Companies Paid More to Lobby Congress than they Did in Federal Income Taxes, OSPIRG Study ShowsPortland, January 18,...
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Auctioning Democracy
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012OS.pdfThe report shows that of all itemized contributions from individuals to Super PACs, 93% came in contributions of at least...
View ArticleMost Super PAC Money is Funded by Less than 1% of the 1%
Immediate Release Wednesday, February 8, 2012CONTACT:Matthew Orchant, Policy Associate, morchant@ospirg.org, 503-231-4181, 201-819-0837 (OSPIRG Foundation)Blair Bowie, bbowie@pirg.org, 202-546-0173...
View ArticleGet the best deal on health insurance
BudgetPublic HealthConsumer ProtectionDemocracyFinancial ReformFoodHealth CareHigher EdSafe EnergySolid WasteTaxTransportationEd's BlogLooking for health coverage? Cover Oregon could save you time and...
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Big Money Dominates in Congressional Primaries
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Tuesday, October 21, 2014Big Money Primaries OSPIRG.pdfIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s decisions undermining campaign finance rules, most notably...
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The Dominance of Big Money in the 2014 Congressional Elections
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation and Demos Release date: Thursday, November 20, 2014bigmoney2014.pdfDemocracy has at its heart a basic promise: citizens have an equal voice in deciding who represents...
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Democracy For The People
The money electionOne person, one vote: That’s how we’re taught elections in our democracy are supposed to work. Candidates should compete to win our votes by revealing their vision, credentials and...
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BOOSTING THE IMPACT OF SMALL DONORS
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015OSPIRGF.Boosting.SmallDonor.pdfWith more than a year to go before voters cast their ballots for the next President of the United...
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Democracy for the People
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Thursday, November 19, 2015New Study: Small Donor Matching Program Would Incentivize Shift in 2016 Presidential Fundraising StrategiesREPORT - Boosting the...
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For Immediate Release Thursday, November 19, 2015David RosenfeldPORTLAND, OR– Candidates in the 2016 presidential race would see a dramatic shift in fundraising success under a proposed small donor...
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Oregon’s Multi-Million Dollar Democracy
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Thursday, January 21, 2016Oregon Multi-Million Dollar Democracy FINAL.pdfIt is well-established that Oregon’s elections often attract large donors from...
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BOOSTING THE IMPACT OF SMALL DONORS, FEBRUARY 2016
Released by: OSPIRG Foundation Release date: Friday, February 5, 2016REPORT - Boosting the Impact of Small Donors Q4_1.pdf How Matching Funds Would Reshape the 2016 Presidential Election
View ArticleCongresswoman Bonamici Joins OSPIRG in Discussion About Solutions to Big...
For Immediate Release Friday, February 19, 2016Maddie Kusch-KavanaghPORTLAND, OR—Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, the public interest group OSPIRG, dozens of local residents, and Portland State...
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Democracy For The People
The money electionOne person, one vote: That’s how we’re taught elections in our democracy are supposed to work. Candidates should compete to win our votes by revealing their vision, credentials and...
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