Lauren Dake

On this week's show, OPB political reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart look at the Republican Party's agenda for the 2023 Oregon legislative session, and the GOP's plans to slow things down if Democrats don't cooperate.

The governor believes the money should be spent to stave off homelessness for about 9,000 people and to expand shelter capacity by 600 beds within one year, among other things.

On this week's show, we look at the biggest challenges facing the 2023 Oregon legislature and the big complaints that led Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to fire one of his predecessors, Sam Adams.

Oregon lawmakers begin the 2023 legislative session on a hopeful note

When the 2023 Oregon legislative session begins in earnest on Tuesday, there will be new leadership, a host of new faces and some very familiar problems.

On this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now," we look at Tina Kotek's first week as Oregon governor and the big promises she's made on homelessness.

Brown’s supporters believe history will judge her kindly; that she’ll be remembered for offering a steady hand during a time of crisis. Someone who could collaborate and listen, a person that didn’t obsess about who would get the credit. The majority of Oregonians agree with Brown’s politics -- they just elected a person whose values most closely align with Brown as our next governor. But with the outgoing incumbent, perception and reality have not always aligned. Even when people seemingly agreed with Brown’s policies, her approval ratings tanked.

When Kate Brown leaves office, she will have appointed every justice on the state’s highest court. She also announced other judicial appointments Wednesday.

A new federal report shows what most Oregonians already know: The number of people sleeping on the streets in this state has spiked.

Federal prosecutors aren’t the only ones digging into Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of the cryptocurrency exchange company, FTX.