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Portland Business Alliance Violated City Lobbying Rules 25 Times in the Past Year The alliance was fined $450 and encouraged to partake in training to avoid violating rules in the future.
Pioneer Place. (Brian Burk)
Updated April 29
The Portland city auditor found this week that the Portland Business Alliance violated the city’s lobbying rules 25 times in the past year by failing to disclose emails, texts and letters exchanged with city officials, including the office of Mayor Ted Wheeler.