Willamette Week28m
The City’s Public Campaign Financing Program Allowed Candidates With Little Support to Snag Taxpayer Dollars
Portland’s program works like this: Candidates who receive 250 or more donations qualify for public funds, multiplying each ...
Willamette Week29m
Murmurs: Group to Evaluate Preschool for All Tax Increase
The debate over whether to increase the Preschool for All tax, and by how much, rages on. At a Nov. 12 advisory committee ...
Willamette Week58m
Does Seattle’s Public Campaign Financing Program Provide More Safeguards Around Taxpayer Dollars Than Portland’s?
Seattle’s model for public campaign financing, its proponents argue, places stronger safeguards around taxpayer dollars. That ...