Two of these are directly tax-related, explained Becky Miller of Taxpayers United. In the last decade, the one-time gubernatorial candidate Sizemore has ruffled a lot of mainstream feathers. Oregon's Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber leads the Committee for Our Oregon, a coalition of labor unions, politicians, and large and small businesses that opposes the two Sizemore-backed tax measures as well as another tax question. Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money , was published this year. But Dane Waters doesn't entirely agree.
Waters attributes much of the increase in spending to increased regulation.
The days of the unfunded ordinary citizen putting a measure on the ballot are over. You do need money to use the initiative process. Increased voter turnout combined with continued improvements in the timeliness and availability of public records are our best hope for keeping the process honest.