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A deeper look behind the day's top stories

KBOO News In Depth is a daily in-depth interview or feature on a story of significant interest to our listening audience.  These pieces focus on local, national or international issues that reflect KBOO's values of peace, justice, democracy, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression or social change.

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Secretary of State candidate Mark Hass on ranked choice voting and the power of the audit division to address climate change

Airs at: Fri, 05/15/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  Mark Hass is an Oregon State Senator from District 14 in Washington County. Before his career in public service, Hass worked as a journalist for many years. He is known for being a tax expert in the State Senate, and was the architect of the recent Student Success Act, w... Read more

Inside the impacts of the CDC downgrade of PPE requirements for healthcare workers: a conversation with reporter Elizabeth Shogren

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  "Her point was that the Hippocratic Oath does not ask doctors and nurses to commit suicide which was ... what the doctors and nurses were being asked to do by their hospitals." On March 10, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided to roll back guideli... Read more

Secretary of State candidate Shemia Fagan on combatting voter misinformation and PAC naming controversy

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2020 at 5:30pm - Fri, 05/15/2020 at 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  The Democratic primary for the May 19th election will feature three candidates for Secretary of State: Jamie McLeod-Skinner, Mark Hass and Shemia Fagan. Fagan is an Oregon native, growing up in Dufur and the Dalles. Currently she serves as a state senator representing Di... Read more

Protecting nursing home residents from the COVID-19 pandemic with AARP Oregon's Ruby Haughton-Pitts

Airs at: Wed, 05/13/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all – our own physical and mental health, our finances, our work and social life, and the well-being of our friends and family. As of this week, Oregon reported over 3000 confirmed and presumed cases of the virus, raising the death toll... Read more

Multnomah County District Attorney Candidate Ethan Knight on decriminalizing homelessness and just treatment for all

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  The Multnomah County District Attorney is responsible for prosecuting offenders who violate state law, while upholding a balanced and fair administration of justice. On May 19th, Multnomah County voters will decide the next District Attorney of the county. Ethan Knight ... Read more

Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge candidate Sonia Montalbano highlights crisis of confidence in the legal system

Airs at: Tue, 05/12/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  Sonia Montalbano, a candidate for Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Position 12, has been a lawyer in Multnomah County for over 20 years, making a point to deal in many different types of caselaw.  Originally from New York, Montalbano was a first generation college st... Read more

Circuit Court Judge candidate Rima Ghandour on her candidacy and what to value in a judge election

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
  For the election coming up on May 19th, there are five candidates, all vying to fill Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge, 4th District, Position 12. KBOO's Nat Moon sits down with candidate Rima Ghandour.  Ghandour has been a practicing attorney in both the public and p... Read more

Circuit Court Judge candidate John Schlosser brings expertise in immigrant rights cases to the race

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  As the May 19th primary fast approaches, one of the widest races on the ballot is that for Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Position 12. Interestingly, the Circuit Court has not seen a competitive race for 12 years, as typically judges are appointed when another resi... Read more

Author David Kovalik on attempted coup in Venezuela

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  On May 1st, 60 Venezuelans and two Americans entered the northern tip of Venezuela by boat, with a plan to kidnap the current Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro and install his rival, Juan Guaido.The coup was aided by two American ex-Green Beret soldiers, working as a ... Read more

Multnomah County DA candidate Mike Schmidt talks plans to lower mass incarceration, abolish cash bail and address ICE

Airs at: Thu, 05/07/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  In November, Multnomah County voters will elect a new District Attorney, a position that has a great deal of discrestion when it comes to deciding who gets charged with a crime, and who doesn't, as well as the severity of the charge. One candidate is Mike Schmidt, who ha... Read more