Evening News

As election time draws near, local and national media outlets are inundated with canidate media campaigns. Recent polls have shown the general public is confused and concerned over how these campiagns are being funded. KBOO's AIR Cascadia host Chris Andrae spoke with Josh ... Read more

Recent polls across America demonstrate public confusion and concern over campaign financing Private companies want to build immigrant prisons in Arizona Britain concerned with U.S. hosted "extremist" websites This is volunteer powered radio! Our production team f... Read more

This Thursday, October 28th, the Portland Group, Voter Owned Elections will hold an event at Portland State University in favor of local measure 26-108. The measure concerens campaign finance reform in the state of Oregon. KBOO's Ian Gadberry spoke with the group's campaig... Read more

Tommorow moning at 7:30 the union that represents Trimet workers will hold an informational picket outside of Portland Building in downtown Portland. Jamie Partridge of Labor Radio spoke with one of the organizers of the event. Read more

Voter Owned Elections - Support for Measure 26-108 Tri-Met Workers Plan Informational Picket in Downtown Portland Indonesia Feels Impact of Two Natural Disasters Heavy Storms in the Midwest Please click on links above to go to the audio for that story. This is ... Read more

Hundreds of activists from the group "Americans for Prosperity" gathered Wednesday to greet President Barack Obama with a protest. KBOO's Brenda Escobar was at the event and interviewed some of the activists. Read more

Three oil companies want to ship a 300,000 pound mega-load of oil equipment across the northwest to be used for tar sand extraction in Alberta. Conservations groups say the proposed shipments would be going in the wrong direction, for many reasons. KBOO's Jenn Chavez has m... Read more

Headlines for this Newscast: Americans for Prosperity activists protest at the Obama rally for John Kitzhaber. Tri-Met workers protest in downtown Portland. KBOO speaks to Human Rights Watch allegations that the Ethiopian government has been withholding for... Read more

The Portland Business Alliance opposes voter owned elections and is against public election financing. KBOO's Chris Andrea spoke with Janice Thompson from the campaign, "Yes For Portland", which is pushing to keep special interests like Blue Cross out of Portland's voter... Read more

For those that find themselves on the outside, looking in, they will tell you that being over 50 years old and unemployed is no picnic. Dan Johnson explores the lives of three people and their individual experience of being over 50, gay, and unemployed. Read more