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1002 - The messy legacy of Bob Packwood

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1002 - The messy legacy of Bob Packwood

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OPB Politics Now

Episodes

The messy legacy of Bob Packwood

Longview picks up the pieces after mill tragedy

How a small Oregon town fell into financial ruin

Do Oregonians have tax fatigue or did they just hate the gas tax?

East of the Cascades, affordability and housing are on the ballot

Suburban races offer comeback stories, intrigue

A deep dive on Oregon’s GOP gubernatorial race

Major budget cuts loom over Portland area

4 top Oregon Republicans square off in first gubernatorial debate

Portland’s ICE building back in national spotlight

Why Portland’s mayor and Multnomah County disagree on homelessness data

Vote by mail remains in the national conversation: Is it safe?

Going behind the scenes at the Oregon State Capitol

Oregon lawmakers head home as 2026 legislative session ends

Oregon education report card: Grading the 2026 session

Salmon, dams and energy, plus an Oregon legislative potpourri

Oregon Legislature approaches halfway mark of short session

OPB Politics Now’: Pots of money falling from the sky

Lawmakers begin Salem session, plus the politics surrounding Portland’s ICE building

ICE, transportation and a looming budget hole: Oregon lawmakers return to Salem

Marking the first year of the Trump administration

Portland finds a ‘reluctant’ hero, Kotek chooses a business whisperer

Oregon enters an election year with big political questions

Oregon’s big political stories of the 2025, looking ahead to 2026

Deschutes County political maps spark debate, plus groundwater contamination in Eastern Oregon

Homelessness in Portland and taxes in Oregon take center stage

Oregon education report card: Budget woes, enrollment issues and Trump effect

Newport fights potential ICE facility, plus Trump’s National Guard legal defeat

Portland's camping ban, suburban ICE raids and election recap

Food assistance and health insurance stuck in government shutdown limbo

Talking Tina Kotek: The National Guard, reelection and her first term

Portland’s ICE protest brings frogs, naked cyclists and right wing streamers

OPB Politics Now: President Trump's push for the military in U.S. cities ramps up in courts, streets

President Trump targets Portland

Inside one of Portland’s new homeless shelters

Who needs shots? Vaccines drive a wedge between Oregon and the feds

Why 2 Oregon lawmakers bucked their political parties

Oregon's road funding special legislative session sputters at its midway point

The politics of Gov. Kotek’s special session on transportation funding

Oregon's timber counties brace for losses after Trump's Big Beautiful Bill

Oregon Democrats say federal cuts hurt the vulnerable, Republicans blame Democrats

Portland wrestles with how to respond to Trump administration

Explaining Oregon’s farm stand rules kerfuffle

Federal immigration raids are shaking the Northwest

Senator Jeff Merkley is running for reelection, plus special session scuttlebutt

Oregon Legislature wraps up a busy session punctuated by a transportation package failure

Salem drama reaches fever pitch as sine die looms

What Oregon lawmakers have, have not done on education issues this session

What the Big Beautiful Bill would mean for Oregon’s healthcare system

Oregon legislative session is almost over - what have they done?

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