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1021 - Tina Kotek’s interview with OPB

"OPB Politics Now" is a weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into the hottest political topics in Oregon and the Northwest. Every Friday, OPB’s political reporters and special guests offer in-depth analysis, discussion and insight into candidates, events and issues.

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1021 - Tina Kotek’s interview with OPB

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1017 - Half of Portland’s City Council is back on the ballot

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1016 - Oregon governor’s race tightens, gets national attention

Thu, 17 Sep 2026
1015 - Why data centers are suddenly in the middle of Oregon governor’s race

Wed, 9 Sep 2026
1014 - Where vote by mail stands as Trump legal fight continues

Thu, 3 Sep 2026
1013 - How one Portland woman found beauty in 'ground scores'

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
1012 - Hunger in rural Oregon on display as SNAP cuts take effect

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
1011 - Portland puts the Trail Blazers’ future in Tom Dundon’s court

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
1010 - The sudden backlash to data centers in Oregon

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1009 - The race for the 3rd Congressional District could help determine who controls Congress

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
1008 - What a Green Party candidate may mean for Oregon governor’s race

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
1007 - ICE’s building in Portland is back in the legal spotlight

Fri, 17 Jul 2026
1006 - How Oregon will handle major Medicaid cuts

Thu, 9 Jul 2026
1005 - Supreme Court rules Oregon (and others) can accept late ballots

Thu, 2 Jul 2026
1004 - Tom Dundon comes to town as Moda Center takes center stage

Thu, 25 Jun 2026
1003 - Portland’s divided City Council passed another budget no one is pleased with

Thu, 18 Jun 2026
1002 - The messy legacy of Bob Packwood

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
1001 - Longview picks up the pieces after mill tragedy

Thu, 4 Jun 2026
1000 - How a small Oregon town fell into financial ruin

Thu, 28 May 2026
999 - Do Oregonians have tax fatigue or did they just hate the gas tax?

Fri, 22 May 2026
998 - East of the Cascades, affordability and housing are on the ballot

Thu, 14 May 2026
997 - Suburban races offer comeback stories, intrigue

Thu, 7 May 2026
996 - A deep dive on Oregon’s GOP gubernatorial race

Thu, 30 Apr 2026
995 - Major budget cuts loom over Portland area

Thu, 23 Apr 2026
994 - 4 top Oregon Republicans square off in first gubernatorial debate

Fri, 17 Apr 2026
993 - Portland’s ICE building back in national spotlight

Thu, 9 Apr 2026
992 - Why Portland’s mayor and Multnomah County disagree on homelessness data

Thu, 2 Apr 2026
991 - Vote by mail remains in the national conversation: Is it safe?

Thu, 26 Mar 2026
990 - Going behind the scenes at the Oregon State Capitol

Thu, 19 Mar 2026
989 - Oregon lawmakers head home as 2026 legislative session ends

Wed, 11 Mar 2026
988 - Oregon education report card: Grading the 2026 session

Thu, 5 Mar 2026
987 - Salmon, dams and energy, plus an Oregon legislative potpourri

Fri, 27 Feb 2026
986 - Oregon Legislature approaches halfway mark of short session

Fri, 20 Feb 2026
985 - OPB Politics Now’: Pots of money falling from the sky

Fri, 13 Feb 2026
984 - Lawmakers begin Salem session, plus the politics surrounding Portland’s ICE building

Thu, 5 Feb 2026
983 - ICE, transportation and a looming budget hole: Oregon lawmakers return to Salem

Thu, 29 Jan 2026
982 - Marking the first year of the Trump administration

Thu, 22 Jan 2026
981 - Portland finds a ‘reluctant’ hero, Kotek chooses a business whisperer

Thu, 15 Jan 2026
980 - Oregon enters an election year with big political questions

Thu, 8 Jan 2026
979 - Oregon’s big political stories of the 2025, looking ahead to 2026

Thu, 18 Dec 2025
978 - Deschutes County political maps spark debate, plus groundwater contamination in Eastern Oregon

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977 - Homelessness in Portland and taxes in Oregon take center stage

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976 - Oregon education report card: Budget woes, enrollment issues and Trump effect

Thu, 20 Nov 2025
975 - Newport fights potential ICE facility, plus Trump’s National Guard legal defeat

Thu, 13 Nov 2025
974 - Portland's camping ban, suburban ICE raids and election recap

Thu, 6 Nov 2025
973 - Food assistance and health insurance stuck in government shutdown limbo

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