Oregon Capitol News suspends publication

Oregon Capitol News:

To our readers: Effective immediately, Oregon Capitol News is suspending publication.

For more than two years, the OCN news team has been reporting on stories from the state capitol and other places where elected officials affect our lives. They also built one of the nation’s premier government transparency websites (GovDocs) and investigated many stories of poor financial management in the public sector. It has been a privilege to provide this service, and we hope you are better informed as a result.

However, the project was launched with contributions from certain donors who hoped that they could gradually withdraw their support as the enterprise became more self-sufficient. In our judgment, that business model is infeasible, and we do not see a path to financial independence for OCN.

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