OPB Politics Now Podcast
1) Portland's camping ban, suburban ICE raids and election recap
On the latest live stream edition of OPB Politics Now, reporters Dirk VanderHart, Alex Zielinski and Holly Bartholomew discuss a range of political topics. Portland is finally enforcing its ban on hom...Show More
2) Food assistance and health insurance stuck in government shutdown limbo
Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians who help fill their pantries thanks to the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could be cut off from the program. I’m Lauren Dake. On t...Show More
3) Talking Tina Kotek: The National Guard, reelection and her first term
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek says she’s making progress on some of the state’s most pressing problems. But even some of her most ardent supporters seem skeptical and the Democrat is eyeing a lik...Show More
4) Portland’s ICE protest brings frogs, naked cyclists and right wing streamers
Oregon is still waiting for a court to decide whether or not President Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland. But as that battle plays out in court, the fight for Americans’ hearts ...Show More
5) OPB Politics Now: President Trump's push for the military in U.S. cities ramps up in courts, streets
From Portland to Chicago to Texas - President Trump's pushes for military forces in American cities is ramping up in the courts and in multiple American cities. On the latest episode of OPB Politics N...Show More
6) President Trump targets Portland
If you weren’t in front of a computer or on the Internet, it was truly spectacular in Portland last weekend. It was clear and sunny, but not too warm. People were out and about. Running er...Show More
7) Inside one of Portland’s new homeless shelters
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson sailed into City Hall this year on the back of an ambitious pledge to end unsheltered homelessness. That plan relies heavily on swiftly opening a bunch of overnight-only sh...Show More
8) Who needs shots? Vaccines drive a wedge between Oregon and the feds
It’s been five years now since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Oregon and a global pandemic shook our lives and our politics.The virus is now endemic. A permanent feature of life. Cau...Show More
9) Why 2 Oregon lawmakers bucked their political parties
Last week, two Oregon lawmakers bucked their respective parties in a major vote on transportation taxes. This week, both of them face very different political futures. On the latest episode of OPB Pol...Show More
10) Oregon's road funding special legislative session sputters at its midway point
The special session that was supposed to funnel billions of dollars into the state’s roads and prevent hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation…well similar to a cru...Show More