News GOP gubernatorial candidate Bill Sizemore won a victory in Multnomah County Court last Friday. Previously, Judge Janice Wilson forbid Sizemore from raising money for political purposes as part of her ruling in favor of teachers unions against the longtime initiative activist. But on April 9, as first reported by the blog NW Republican, Sizemore convinced Wilson that preventing him from raising ...   More

News GOP gubernatorial candidates Allen Alley, Chris Dudley, John Lim and Bill Sizemore made their cases today at City Club of Portland for the party's nomination in the May 18 primary. While the candidates stuck closely to talking points, the closing section of the debate featured a classic moment. Candidates got a chance at that point to ask each other questions, which is often tricky because ...   More

News Unsatisfied with reading our endorsements? Dying to be a fly on the wall during our interviews? You're in luck! All of our endorsement interviews are posted online here. Part Charlie Rose, part Gong Show, the videos promise hours and hours of pure, unadulterated political wonkery. Here are a few highlights: U.S. Senate Republican hopeful Jim Huffman, recalling with a smile what it was ...   More

News Here's the final installment of the taped interviews with Oregon gubernatorial candidates that ran during Candidates Gone Wild last week. Today, we present Republican Bill Sizemore: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkv9TJISetk[/youtube] Got more time to kill this Mother's Day? Check out the previous videos of Democrats John Kitzhaber and Bill Bradbury as well as Republicans Allen ...   More

News There's been a stunning turn of events in the tax evasion case against initiative activist Bill Sizemore, a two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate in Oregon. His wife, Cindy Sizemore, is considering testifying against her husband, according to a motion filed by the state in Marion County Court on June 4. Here's an excerpt from that motion: The case began last November when Oregon Attorney ...   More