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Portland Public School Bond renewal would improve infrastructure and address equity for BIPOC students

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News, News In Depth
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  "I know that this is ... one of the measures on the ballot that puts equity front and center." Measure 26-215 would renew the Portland Public School Bond if it is passed this November. The tax is one that already exists to fund the school district, and the 'Yes' camp... Read more

Evening News on 10/19/20

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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  On this special Membership Drive special of the KBOO Evening News: Protests against police brutality and racial injustice continued over the weekend with demonstrators gathering outside the ICE building in South Portland; The Portland NAACP has voted for the resignati... Read more

PAALF Action Fund will host Black-centered Mayoral Debate with Black Voices United and Open Signal

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
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  This Sunday, October 18th, at 5 pm, the Portland African American Leadership Forum Action Fund, in partnership with Black Voices United and Open Signal Labs, will host a Black centered mayoral debate between incumbent Mayor Ted Wheeler and Sarah Iannarone. Debate ques... Read more

Election 2020: Washington County Commission District 1 Candidate Nafisa Fai

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
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  "I think people in Washington County are ready for change, they're ready for new perspectives. They're ready for communities who have been left behind to have a seat at the table ...  and to elect me, I'm honored to carry [that] forward." Nafisa Fai is running for of... Read more

Evening News on 10/16/20

Airs at: Fri, 10/16/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
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  On this Fall Membership Drive special of the KBOO Evening News: Schools in Oregon see a marked uptick in the number of cases among students and staff; New polling shows a dead heat in Portland’s Mayoral race; And, membership in far-right militias have exploded due to C... Read more

Election 2020: Portland City Commission Pos 4. Debate, with Chloe Eudaly and Mingus Mapps

Airs at: Thu, 10/15/2020 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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  On Tuesday, October 13th, KBOO hosted a virtual debate between the two candidates vying for Portland City Commission Position 4.  They are the incumbent, Chloe Eudaly, and her opponent, Mingus Mapps.  Chloe Eudaly is the current Portland City Commissioner for Position 4... Read more

The Danger of Amy Coney Barrett: Interview with Prof. Francis Boyle

Airs at: Thu, 10/15/2020 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
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Boyle is a law professor at the University of Illinois. He says that a major danger of Amy Coney Barrett is her interpretation of the concept of 'originalism', and the fact that she was selected by the Federalist Society for this judicial appointment. Boyle said, "Scali... Read more

Evening News on 10/15/20

Airs at: Thu, 10/15/2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Measure 109: Psilocybin Program Initiative

Airs at: Wed, 10/14/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for News In Depth, Evening News
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  Oregon Measure 109, the Psilocybin Mushroom Services Program Initiative, will be on the ballot this November 3rd. A “yes” vote supports authorizing the Oregon Health Authority to create a program permitting licensed service providers to administer psilocybin to indiv... Read more

Evening News on 10/14/20

Airs at: Wed, 10/14/2020 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
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  On this special Membership Drive edition of the KBOO Evening News: New evidence has emerged in the extrajudicial killing of Michael Reinoehl; City Auditor, Mary Hull Caballero faces four lawsuits over Mayor Ted Wheeler’s campaign finance violations; And, the Supreme Co... Read more