Bill Sizemore

DENVER -- Former Democratic Senate candidate Steve Novick, who has been mentioned on Oregon political insiders’ short list as a possible gubernatorial candidate in 2010, did not rule out a run Thursday when he was asked about the possibility.

This week's winners and losers Barack Obama forgets to update his bundlers, Gordon Smith gains and loses some friends and Oregonians will need to vote on one less Bill Sizemore ballot measure.  Keep checking the Inside Edge for our weekly cast of characters.  CLICK HERE.

Looks like convicted tax activist Bill Sizemore and Oregon's favorite GOP perennial candidate Kevin Mannix are back to re-write Oregon law they way they see best.

BlueOregon recently ran a piece on the speculation that our favorite perennial GOP candidate Kevin Mannix is now seriously considering running for either the 5th congressional district or for Attorney General.

The 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.”

The Secretary of State’s office has hit anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore with a fine, the AP is reporting. Sizemore had been helping to oversee an initiative petition drive that had been improperly compensating its signature-gatherers. "It's just an act of intimidation,” Sizemore responded.