Independent political expenditures to go online in Oregon

State integrity news for Oregon, from the Oregonian:

Following a story this week about a category of political contributions that were essentially hidden in paper files at the offices of Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown, state Elections Director Stephen Trout said these records will soon be posted online.

"We want to be transparent and have that information out there for people to see," said Trout, adding that he had also been spurred to put the information online by Janice Thompson, executive director of Oregon Common Cause.

Read the rest of the story at the Oregonian.

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