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Black Census Summit gives hard-to-count communities resources to ensure a fair an equitable Census

Airs at: Fri, 02/28/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The 2020 Census is a present issue for people across the U.S., and the threat of an undercount of the population can have real consequences. Census dollars are tied to population, and an undercount can result in less federal funding for the state. There are a number of h... Read more

The Blacker the Berry the Sweeter the Juice

Airs at: Sat, 02/29/2020 at 12:00am - 3:00am
"This Irish tradition, which dates back to the 5th century, says it's appropriate for women to propose to their romantic partners on leap day, rather than waiting for their suitors to pop the question. The custom was started to help women who felt that their significant oth... Read more

Paige Kreisman Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Paige Kreisman is a democrat who is running for the seat in Oregon House District 42.  She talked with Don Merrill about why specifically pointing to her status as a transgender woman is important, why the state's campaign finance system needs an overhaul and why she says t... Read more

Dacia Grayber Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Dacia Grayber is a democrat who is running for the Oregon House District 35 seat.  She talked with Don Merrill about why firefighting is the best job in the world for women, why she will fight to keep Oregon a safe haven for women seeking a safe abortion, and why preserving... Read more

Wlnsvey Campos

Produced for:  Between Us
Wlnsvey (pronounced Wins-vay) Campos is a democrat who is running for Oregon House District 28.  She talked with Don Merrill about the pride she has for her single parent father, what a podcast and DACA have in common for her, and how being a case worker for a family suppor... Read more

Jami Cate Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Jami Cate is a republican who is running for Oregon House District 17.  She talked with Don Merrill about why town festivals might be the key to revitalization of rural Oregon, why trigger locks for guns is a bad idea and how being a fifth (or sixth) generation farmer is at... Read more

David J Smith Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
David J Smith is a Republican who is running for Oregon House District 13.  He talked with Don Merrill about how he feels it was his generation that allowed the progress of the civil rights movement, why he considers himself a political moderate and how his potential consti... Read more

Mike Schmidt Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Mike Schmidt is a non-partisan who is running for Multnomah County District Attorney.  He talked with Don Merrill about his experience with  number of Oregon judicial organizations, what his views are on the documented "School to Prison pipeline" that exists in Oregon's pub... Read more

KBOO 2020 Election Coverage

As we gear up for Oregon primaries on May 19th, and national elections in November, KBOO is committed to bringing you fair and accurate news about the elections and bringing you the voices of state and local candidates - both the well-known and well-funded, and those who do... Read more

February 26th Portland Mayoral Debate (FULL)

Airs at: Wed, 02/26/2020 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Early Wednesday morning, three mayoral candidates gathered in a debate hosted by the Columbia Corridor Association. Incumbent mayor Ted Wheeler, and challengers Sarah Iannarone and Ozzie Gonzalez were in attendance. Below are timestamps, and a transcript of the event. T... Read more