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Normal 0 Yesterday nearly seventy people rallied outside Representative Earl Blumenauer’s office to urge him not to accept cuts of elderly and low-income assistance programs. Kboo’s Tim Orr spoke with Lisa Stiller from move-on.org about the rally and the issue.  Read more

Normal 0 The House of Representatives voted down the so-called “Extinction Rider” from its spending bill today. This provision would have cut funding for species protection, while still allowing funding for the decrease of protections for endangered species. KBOO News P... Read more

This is volunteer powered and produced radio. Please click below to enjoy the broadcast! ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT SAVED BLUMENAUR RALLY-MEDICAID CUTS JENIN THEATRE IN PALESTINE ATTACKED Read more

    Evening Headlines Utah Man Found Guilty of Land Auction Rigging Oregon Rallies for the Disabled This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Please cllick on the link below to enjoy the newscast. Contributors: Ross Freeman-Levin, Ren Green, and Crystal Leigh... Read more

Tim DeChristopher was sentenced today in Salt Lake City court to serve two years in prison and pay $10,000 in fines for making fake bids during a federal land auction. He was found guilty of two felonies for rigging the federal auction of oil and gas leases near National... Read more

Today, the National Federation of the Blind held a rally on the Oregon State Capital steps. Supporters rallied at the capital to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to oppose sub-minimum wages for workers with disabilities. KBOO's R... Read more

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Normal 0 As we reported earlier this week, the Center for Media and Democracy has exposed the text of around eight hundred bills written by corporations and then seeded into state and federal legislatures by Republican lawmakers.   Oregon has not been immune to this co... Read more

Normal 0 The EPA issued guidance today regarding mountaintop removal coal mining in the US. KBOO’s Jenn Chavez has the report. Read more

Normal 0 Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, sued the federal government under The Freedom of Information Act to release documents detailing its relationship with the agricultural biotech industry. In what the White House says is an effort to boo... Read more