News Apr 8, 2015 at 4:00 am

Can We Get Big Money Out of Local Politics by Giving Every Voter $100?

A New Campaign-Finance-Reform Plan Makes Your Donation Just as Important as a Millionaire's

Heidi Groover
The city would give you money for you to use to support whichever candidates you like. James Yamasaki
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No
longwayhome on April 8, 2015 at 8:09 PM Report this
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Yes
Zander on April 9, 2015 at 12:05 PM Report this
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Maybe
mikeoregon on April 9, 2015 at 10:45 PM Report this
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Why not?
TobyinFremont on April 10, 2015 at 9:57 PM Report this
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Yes
Joe Szilagyi on April 13, 2015 at 6:27 AM Report this
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Go ask your mom.
mint chocolate chip on April 13, 2015 at 7:19 AM Report this
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Oregon has something similar - a $50 state income tax credit (deduction?) to offset contributions to any local / state / federal candidates.
NickH on April 13, 2015 at 11:00 AM Report this
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Can we oust Doug "Free Lunch" Ericksen, R-Ferndale, 42nd District, from the Washington State Senate, hauling his sorry ass out of Olympia charbroiled and chained to a BNSF DOT-111 tank car one way back to North Dakota, Wyoming or Texas in an industrial sized garbage bag FIRST?
auntie grizelda on April 13, 2015 at 12:32 PM Report this

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