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Dragging Oregon into the 21st century, one dataset at a time
1/3/2022
We are building a different kind of civic reporting toolkit
We're all about using technology to inform accountability reporting
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1/3/2022
New Tool: Oregon Campaign Finance Funderator
Tracking state campaign finance filings hourly
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Competitive State Primaries

We put together a page of statewide and state legislative districts where at least two candidates from the same party are running, and both have raised $10,000 or more.

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Portland Police miss notification deadline on union firing

Sending the paperwork late insures a mandatory review by the state's law enforcement oversight board is stalled before it begins.

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New Dark Money Group Hits Democrats Running for Governor

A group called "Voters for Truth LLC" has begun running ads hitting Democratic candidates for Oregon governor.

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We're launching a tool to track Oregon campaign finance

The state's system for disclosing campaign finance data is a mess. We're building an alternative.

Our Process

The Portland Record is a modern media startup focused on repeatable accountability journalism through public data and shoe-leather reporting. Whenever possible, we publish the source documents informing our reporting, as well as raw data, source code and analysis notebooks.