How Trump’s immigration policies could impact the Pacific NorthwestPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Earlier this week, Think out Loud and the Politics Now team joined forces for an election roundtable. And we tried something new. The episode was aired live – On camera – On OPB dot org and our YouTube page. It was fun! So fun we are sharing the audio for you here as well.

The Democratic party is still processing President-elect Donald Trump’s resounding return to power. For some Democratic-led states, that means returning to a playbook of resistance from his first four years.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

State initiative helps Oregon inmates forge new career pathwaysPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Hayden Island residents feel unheard during Interstate Bridge replacement planningPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

St. Helens school officials for years sat on multiple reports of sexual abuse, police sayPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Acclaimed writer Renée Watson speaking at the World Stage TheaterPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Dissecting the Democratic victory in Washington's 3rd districtPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Old growth logging hasn't slowed downPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Working through angst with the Portland Yelling ChoirPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Every year, the Oregon Health and Science University brings a speaker to Portland for the Calvin and Mayho Tanabe address. But this year's keynote speaker isn’t human. Sophia the Robot and her creators at Hanson Robotics say she’s the world's first robot citizen.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

A visit to Washington's one of a kind Crowberry BogPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Keith Wilson will be Portland’s next mayor. And the 12 person city council is coming into focus. I’m Andrew Theen. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, we talk about Wilson’s victory, the new faces coming to city council and much more. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts

Multnomah County Elections Behind the Scenes Audio postcard on election night.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Post election, colleges encourage students to decompressPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Last weekend, 13 of the best roller derby teams in the world were in Portland competing in the International World Flat Track Derby Association championships. It was hosted (and WON!) by Portland’s own Rose City Rollers who this year celebrated their 20th anniversary.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

For the first time, Portlanders used ranked choice voting to select their mayor and city council members. They ranked candidates in order of preference, and their votes got distributed as candidates were eliminated. So how did it go?Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Democrats nationally are in disarray – but here in Oregon – the party appears poised for another cycle of big victories. On the next episode of OPB Politics Now, we discuss what to make of the local versus national disconnect and other major takeaways from statewide races. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.…

Broadman claims victory in his Oregon Senate race, Vander Kamp leads the Deschutes sheriff race, and Bend City Council has two new members.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Salem-Keizer will have weapon detection systems operating in all six comprehensive high schools this school year, with a likely expansion to middle schools next year. Here’s what you need to know.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon conservationist Bob Sallinger dead at 57Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Stop Requested joins the weekly Christmas Valley Shopper Bus into La Pine.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon needs more housing, but challenges getting electrical equipment could hurt the effort.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Oregon Ducks’ #1 national ranking has led a supportive fanbase of students to new emotional highs for the green and yellow.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Let's do the time change together -- it's DST time againPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Portland area found itself in the national spotlight this week for a not particularly flattering reason: Repeated arson attacks on ballot boxes. We’ll be going over what we know about those attacks, but first we’re going to take a close look at the many races this year for a spot in Portland City Hall. A massive governance shift approved by vot…

Weekend Edition host Lillian Karabaic interviews a haunted house actor for OPB's At Work With seriesPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

The majority of the world’s population of the once-endangered Bradshaw’s lomatium was destroyed a few weeks ago on a golf course in Camas, Washington. Some experts are worried that the removal is a sign of species losing federal protections too soon.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Cora Center is the first psilocybin facility in the state that is run by majority BIPOC and LGBTQ+ facilitators. They help clients from those groups get over cultural barriers to treatment, like trauma and stigma.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Voting for president while Black and mixed race in BendPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Candidates running for office in Portland this fall are navigating uncharted waters, and that means trying out different strategies.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Proposed shipping container terminal in Coos Bay could boost the economy therePar Oregon Public Broadcasting

For At Work With, we follow haunted house actor Shell Galloway.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Stop Requested goes to Oregon's Mile High City, Lakeview. By bus.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Starting next year, Oregon will have a new attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer. All three seats are open with no incumbent running, and Republicans believe they have a shot in one of the three.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

The federal government postponed a floating offshore wind auction off the coast of Southern Oregon. Many still see the potential, but the state must first tackle a combination of issues that led to the postponement.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Gresham program growing the next generation of farmersPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

The Legislature doesn’t get as much attention in this hotly-contested election cycle, but there are a number of key races and candidates are making their final arguments to voters. On the latest episode of OPB Politics Now, reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart delve into the legislative races to watch and what Democrats may do if they land a s…

44 years after Mt St Helens erupted, Spirit Lake still faces challengesPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregonians will vote on five statewide measures in the upcoming election. If approved, they would all do very different things, from directing yearly checks to all residents to allowing the Legislature to impeach statewide leaders.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Drama surrounds the race for Deschutes county sheriffPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

The congressional race in Oregon that has the nation's attentionPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Wildlife officials this week documented salmon above the former J.C. Boyle Dam in Southern Oregon for the first time in more than a century. It happened less than a month after removal of four Klamath River dams was completed to restore fish passage.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

Pacific University students are super-votersPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

One church in Northwest Portland has distributed food to the needy for decades. Now, with growing homelessness and drug use in the area, that service is upsetting some neighborsPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

The second episode of stop requested from Lincoln City to Klamath Falls.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting

A look at Washington's 3rd CD rematchPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Northwest researchers fight plastics pollution with sugarPar Oregon Public Broadcasting

Central Oregon will be decisive in the state’s most competitive congressional race this year, but there’s a lot more political intrigue just east of the Cascades. On this week’s episode of OPB Politics Now, we check in on the most dramatic and notable races in Bend and beyond. Find the show wherever you get your podcasts.…

In college sports, conference realignment continues to be a major topic for schools. The Pac-12 is in the middle of a lawsuit as it continues to restructure its conference.Par Oregon Public Broadcasting