A look at initiatives
By Alex Isenstadt, Politicker.com ReporterThe Oregonian’s Dave Hogan takes a look at the nine statewide initiatives that have qualified for the November ballot.
“All are from three of Oregon's most prolific initiative authors: Bill Sizemore, former legislator Kevin Mannix and anti-tax activist Russ Walker. Sizemore, who has circulated dozens of proposals over the years for mostly conservative causes, is a chief petitioner on five of the proposals. So is Walker.”
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