Another Kate Brown Donor Gets Big Contract
An eleventh-hour campaign check to Kate Brown bought Marquis Companies renewal of $444 million in state contracts set to expire during Governor Brown’s next term. They say timing is everything.
From “pay to play” corruption to smear campaigns, Governor Brown has made it clear that a campaign check could lead to special favors and contracts. For a governor who pledged transparency and accountability, she has rewarded her friends and punished her enemies too many times.
An eleventh-hour campaign check to Kate Brown bought Marquis Companies renewal of $444 million in state contracts set to expire during Governor Brown’s next term. They say timing is everything.
According to OpenTheBooks.com, a national transparency watchdog, state contractors gave over $800,000 to Governor Brown’s campaign. Those contractors hold $2.7 billion in lifetime state contracts. Governor Brown’s pay-to-play system benefits those who can pony up the cash to keep her…
In an egregious case of “pay to play,” Governor Brown received a $100,000 campaign check from AFSCME, the government employee union pushing a controversial minimum wage hike. A month later, Brown met with union leaders just before signing the minimum…
The Oregon Health Authority crafted a smear campaign against a Portland-area health care provider. Governor Brown hired one of the agency staff responsible. Why is she rewarding bad behavior instead of holding her administration accountable?