September 29, 2024

Oregon is in the weeds of an ethics scandal over secretary of state’s paid consulting job with a marijuana firm

 Oregon is in the weeds of an ethics scandal over secretary of state’s paid consulting job with a marijuana firm

“This appears to be an ethics violation and if it isn’t then Oregon’s ethics laws are broken,” the House and Senate Republican leaders said in a joint statement.

Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is in hot water, with Republican lawmakers calling for her resignation and the Democratic governor seeking investigations because Fagan took a consulting job wi…