Evening News

  A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies entitled ‘Executive Excess in 2011: The Massive CEO Rewards for Tax dodging” has revealed new details about executive pay. The report found that some of the highest paid corporate CEOs in the US are taking home more mone... Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 Earlier Today, a federal judge decided to allow a lawsuit challenging New York city’s stop-and-frisk policies.  KBOO’s Crystal Leighty talked with attorney Darius Charney with the Center for Constitutional Rights about the case. Read more

Normal 0 Normal 0 Normal 0 The city of Portland will hold a public hearing this evening to discuss the newly created ‘Office of Equity’, and to officially establish the office.  City commissioner Amanda Fritz was on KBOO this morning describing the new depart... Read more

Todays Headlines: City of Portland's Office of Equity Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Stop-And-Frisk Policies Department of Justice Blocks AT&T and T-Mobile Merger This is volunteer powered and produced radio.  Please click below to enjoy the broadcast. Read more

Normal 0 The Department of Justice blocked a proposed merger of telecom giant AT&T with T Mobile today. Deputy Attorney General James Cole said at a press conference that the merger “would result in tens of millions of consumers all across the United States facing high... Read more

    Evening Headline Organic vs. Non-Organic Food Subsides This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click on the link belwo to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Ross Freeman-Levin, Zeke Harrington, Crystal Leighty, and Sue Supriano Engineer: Andrew McEwa... Read more

  The Oregon Public Interest group has called on the federal government to stop subsidizing junk food. They say that small farmers have had to compete with cheaper goods that are worse for our health.   KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke with David Gamberg this morning at the Ll... Read more

Normal 0 The city of Portland has severed its contract with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon after challenging an audit made by the group last May.  That audit found large-scale discrimination by race by landlords in Portland.  But now, Commissioner Nick Fish and ot... Read more

Normal 0 The City of Portland has terminated its contract with the Fair Housing Council of Oregon. Protestors rally in Washington DC and Idaho against the Tar Sands oil pipeline . The rate of illegal evictions of displaced Haitians swell as Haiti’s ... Read more

  Evening Headlines US Foreclosure Committee Dismissal Oregon's Largest Union Accepts Contract Cascadia Forest Defenders Interview This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please click below to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Joe Lino, Zoe Carpenter, ... Read more