Government
The pros and cons of campaign finance reform are the topics this week for a Salem City Club panel. Oregon has virtually no limits or controls on that issue right now, lacking rules for fundraising, disclosure, or limits on the amount of money that can be poured into a political issue or campaign. Lawmakers passed a measure that would permit something to be done about it, though there are no details in the measure -- even if it passes, there are many steps still ahead. Dan Meek, a co-founder of Oregon's Independence Party, and Kyle Markley with the Libertarian Party squared off in a Zoom presentation that we recorded, and that will be the topic on this Friday's edition of The Forum.