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Positivity reigns in city races—but for how long?
Ranked Choice Voting is making campaigns friendlier. Could a flood of independent expenditures undercut the trend?
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Signatures and signals: April brings a flurry of campaign pledges.
Welcome to the April edition of Stump Talk, your end-of-the-month candidate tracker.
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Labor organizes to elect council members.
Laurie Wimmer on the coordinated effort to promote union-friendly council reps.
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A proportional council, if you can keep it.
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Meet the candidates!
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"Nothing about us without us."
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Mayor Wheeler: "We shouldn't wait until 2025 to implement the new form of government."
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Amid spring blooms, budding candidate alliances.
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The trouble with boring voting methods.
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Amid spring blooms, budding candidate alliances.
Welcome to the March edition of Stump Talk, your end-of-the-month candidate tracker.
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"Nothing about us without us."
Portland is in the midst of an addiction crisis. Four council candidates in long-term recovery say they can help.
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Meet the candidates!
The February edition of Stump Talk kicks off Rose City Reform's first candidate spotlight.
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Lee Drutman: "Congress should follow Portland's example."
Rose City Reform chats with the founder of Fix Our House, a campaign to bring proportional representation to Capitol Hill.
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Ice storms and Other Chilling Effects.
Welcome to the January edition of Stump Talk.
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A proportional council, if you can keep it.
Portland's new electoral system has historically faced an uphill battle in the United States. Could this time be different?
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Happy 2024 - and Welcome to Stump Talk!
Your Monthly Guide to Portland's 2024 Election.
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Mayor Wheeler: "We shouldn't wait until 2025 to implement the new form of government."
Portland's mayor on why he's considering taking control of all city bureaus next year.
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Portland Auditor steps back from campaign finance oversight to seek re-election.
Simone Rede on the prospect of running for office three times in six years and what she's doing to ensure election integrity in the meantime.
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