Sep 2, 2021 | News, News Articles
OPB | By Dirk Vanderhart The once-a-decade redistricting process will begin in earnest Friday, when lawmakers give their first pitch for how to reshape the state’s political landscape. When Oregon lawmakers unveil their first proposals for redrawing the state’s...
Apr 19, 2021 | Press Release
MEDIA STATEMENT April 19, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT Norman Turrill (503) 807-4863 People Not Politicians Files New Initiative for 2022 Ballot to Create Independent Citizens’ Redistricting Commission SALEM, Ore. — Today, People Not Politicians, a broad and diverse coalition...
Jun 11, 2020 | Letters to the editor
Pamela J. Ledbetter, Portland | The Oregonians/OregonLive | June 11, 2020 You are probably overwhelmed with our collective need to make our communities, cities, states and nation better and safer. In the midst of the ongoing fight against racial injustice, economic...
Jun 4, 2020 | News Articles, People Not Politicians
By Jeff Mapes, OPB | June 4, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has killed several would-be initiative campaigns in Oregon because organizers can’t send canvassers out to gather the tens of thousands of signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. But backers of a...
May 15, 2020 | Editorials
Editorial: Do politicians need to be kicked out of redistricting? Bend Bulletin | May 15, 2020 Oregonians trust politicians to make decisions about what taxes are collected, how taxes are spent and policies that shape lives. But should politicians be trusted with...
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