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Evening News on 06/10/21

Airs at: Thu, 06/10/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: Oregon lawmakers ok a measure to protect houseless campers in public areas. Rescuers find 7 hikers who got lost in woods near mount hood, after they spent the night in the wilderness. Efforts at bridging the racial gap in engineerin... Read more

Evening News on 06/09/21

Airs at: Wed, 06/09/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: With over 66% of the state's adults vaccinated, Governor Kate Brown is hoping approximately 100,000 people will step up in order to reach the 70% vaccinated threshold; The city of Portland has reached a settlement with the fam... Read more

Evening News on 06/08/21

Airs at: Tue, 06/08/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: The Oregon Legislature passes a bill that paves the way for the city of Portland to implement a police oversight board; Gov. Kate Brown announces that 21 Oregon counties will be in the lower risk COVID-19 classification level ... Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court announces it will hear Mississippi's case to ban abortion after 15 weeks

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On May 17th, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case from Mississippi regarding a law to ban most abortions after 15 weeks. Beginning likely in October, the majority conservative court will hear an abortion case about the pre-viability of a fetus for... Read more

Evening News on 06/07/21

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: A special legislative committee will consider the expulsion of Oregon Representative Mike Nearman; More than 3,500 acres are burning in the Joseph Canyon fire on the Oregon/Washington border; And, the U.S. Supreme Court unani... Read more

Evening News on 06/04/21

Airs at: Fri, 06/04/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: Oregon approaches a full reopening at the 70 percent vaccination rate Talks between Portland and its police union seek to redefine discipline for officers Facebook will continue to ban Former President Donald Trump for the next two ... Read more

Honest Elections Coalition seizes opportunity for meaningful campaign finance reform in Oregon

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  Oregon is a state that enjoys certain electoral protections that other states have struggled to maintain, like automatic voter registration, and mail in ballots. But the election process in the state is far from ideal. Campaigns in Oregon are among the most expensive i... Read more

Evening News on 06/03/21

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2021 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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On this edition of KBOO Evening News: They had to leave their homes yesterday after a wildfire forced them to, now they’re back home, but the fire threat continues in Oregon. A war over water rights is heating up, at Oregon’s southern border. How a program to stop hunge... Read more

Research shows Medicare is better than private health insurance

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  People who have employer-provided or privately purchased health insurance are more likely to experience medical debt, and more likely to postpone care because of cost, compared with people who are covered by public insurance, such as Medicare or Medicaid. Those are s... Read more

Evening News on 06/02/21

Airs at: Wed, 06/02/2021 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: A new campaign to recall Mayor Ted Wheeler has launched in the city of Portland; A plan to build impermanent structures for the houseless community will go into effect beginning in September; And, trans attacks from state leg... Read more