Government/Politics

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And AFTER the election, what? with host Paul Roland

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  With the nearly apocalyptic 2024 election almost upon us, everyone is waiting with bated breath for how it will all play out--who will win the presidency, whether and how much the result will be delayed, contested, or result in violence. The outcome will certain set the ... Read more

KBOO Explains: How will Portland's Ranked Choice Voting elect 3 City Councilors in each District?

Airs at: Tue, 10/22/2024 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Portland will be using Ranked Choice Voting to elect 12 new City Councilors, it's Mayor and City Auditor on November 5th. And for councilors, there will be multiple winners in each district’s race – the three most popular in the district. Counting these ballots, or tabu... Read more

Running On Air: D2, E8 - Glickman, Hudson and Penson

Airs at: Tue, 10/22/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Mariah Hudson, Tiffani Penson and Marnie Glickman join KBOO's Sam Bouman to talk all things District 2, preparing for climate crisis impacts in Portland and the race so far.  Read more

Running On Air: D1, E5 - Clove and Tern

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, Portland District 1 candidates Cayle Tern and Doug Clove sit down with KBOO's Annette Newell to discuss new opportunities for East Portland, insiders vs. outsiders in the race, and the new system of government.  Read more

Oregon Measure 116 would create an independent body to set state elected leaders' pay

Airs at: Tue, 10/08/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  One of the measures on Oregonian's ballots this fall is Measure 116. If passed, it would create an Independent Salary Commission to determine the pay for state legislators and state elected leaders like the Governor, Secretary of State, Treasurer and BOLI Commissioner. I... Read more

ENCORE: America's Animal Shelter Crisis

Airs at: Fri, 10/25/2024 at 10:00am - 10:30pm
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
  After years of progress in reducing euthanasia rates in this country, healthy, adoptable pets are once again being killed in our nation’s shelters at record levels, simply because they’re homeless--it's especially bad for dogs. So why is this happening? Are more pets bei... Read more

Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs. The Washington Office on Latin America recently hosted a group of experts in a discussion entitled Responding Effectively to the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis: Evidence from th... Read more

Running On Air: Host Reflections

Airs at: Fri, 10/18/2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Running On Air
  On this episode of Running On Air, hosts of Running On Air Cory Elia, Annette Newell, Lanita Duke and Althea Billings talk about their experience with hosting the program for the past two months. They take your questions and reflect on the trends they've seen from this s... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 10/17/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Highlighting this episode: The human toll of Israel's incursion in Lebanon; "crazy thoughts" from Israel on the war; and upheaval in Haiti. Read more

Advocating for a safer Mass Shelter in PDX

Airs at: Thu, 10/17/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guests are Charlotte McDonald and Ross Freeman Levin, St. Johns residents agitating for a safer temporary alternative shelter in their neighborhood. A public hearing on the proposed TAS is Nov. 14, 6:30 pm at the St Johns Community Center. Read more