Legislation

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Tim Carr Interview

Airs at: Mon, 03/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Tim Carr is a Republican who is running against incumbent Governor John Kitzhaber.  He talked with Don Merrill about Oregon's Public Employee Retirement System, the Columbia River Crossing, same sex marriage and why he thinks a gubenatorial candidate can only win if they wi... Read more

Betsy Close Interview

Airs at: Fri, 02/28/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Betsy Close is a Republican running for re-election in the Oregon Senate.  She talked with Don Merrill about equal pay for Oregon's women, funding for Oregon's schools and Cover Oregon among many topics.  *These interviews are part of a project to invite all Oregon candidat... Read more

Tom Sincic Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Tom Sincic has spent much of his life working as a family nurse practitioner. But this year, he decided to take his listening skills and focus them on needs he sees in the Oregon legislature.  That's why he's running as a Democrat for a seat in House District 45.  Don Merri... Read more

Art Robinson Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/13/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Art Robinson is the president of the Oregon Republican Party and is competing as a candidate for the US House of Representatives in Oregon's 4th District against Democrat Pete Defazio.  He talked with Don Merrill about issues ranging from Bitcoin to marijuana including lobb... Read more

Casey Runyan Interview

Airs at: Thu, 02/06/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Conservative Casey Runyan, a candidate for Oregon's 9th House District, is multifacted.  He served as a US Marine, he is the son of longtime Michigan school teachers and he has a passion for politics.  As such, he is a staunch defender of the 2nd Amendment.  Don Merrill tal... Read more

Pavel Goberman Interview

Airs at: Sun, 02/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Pavel Goberman is a Democrat and Russian immigrant who is campaigning for US Senate in Oregon.  He has been a fixture in the local political process as a candidate for a number of offices.  And he has filed complaints and lawsuits against those he feels have wronged him.  D... Read more

Keith Raines Interview

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Judge Keith Raines is a non-partisan and a sitting judge for Oregon's 20th Judicial Dist. Circuit Court in Washington County. He is a running for re-election.  He talked with Don Merrill about judicial activism, running a court on a tight budget and how sharing his own mist... Read more

Jesse Myerson: Five Radical Reforms Millenials Should Be Fighting For

Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement talks with Jesse Myerson about an article he wrote a couple weeks ago for Rollingstone that proposes five radical reforms that millenials should be organizing around. These include a job guarantee, basic income, land value taxes, public banks, and soveriegn weal... Read more

Executive Branch Tries to Fast-Track TPP Through Congress

Airs at: Thu, 01/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Rachel Bennett spoke to Alisa Simmons, Field Director for Public Citizen's World Trade Watch, about President Obama's attempts to fast-track approval for the Trans-Pacific Partnership through Congress, despite the dearth of even sure Democratic support for the proced... Read more

ACLU Fights DEA's Attempt to Access Oregonians' Prescription Records

Airs at: Thu, 01/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The ACLU of Oregon has joined a suit brought before a federal judge by the state of Oregon in an attempt to prevent the DEA from accessing the data gathered by Oregon's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program without a warrant. The program holds millions of prescription record... Read more