Government/Politics

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Portlanders rally against PGE plan to cut down trees in Forest Park

Airs at: Thu, 04/17/2025 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Portlanders rallied outside of City Hall on Wednesday, April 17th in opposition to a decision by the City Hearings Officer to allow Portland General Electric to move forward with a plan that would cut down at least 400 trees in Forest Park. KBOO’s Lexus Ponce reports. Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, several news items that reveal a government and President out of control--on South African "genocide," tariffs, foreign aid, and cryptocurrency. Read more

News In Depth on 05/29/25

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  On this edition of KBOO's News in Depth: Global Citizen Commentary host Mel Gurtov showcases and discusses several Trump administration actions Then, KBOO's Althea Billings talks with Laura Grimes, The executive director of Artswatch Read more

Evening News on 05/29/25

Airs at: Thu, 05/29/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: An early, but big victory for Oregon’s attorney general, fighting president trump’s tariffs.  a federal court rules many of the tariffs are against the laws of the land. Multnomah county residents speak out trying to save prog... Read more

Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election

Airs at: Wed, 05/28/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Human Rights Violations in the 2025 Philippine Election.  A report issued Tuesday May 27 by the International Observer Mission found that the 2025 Philippine elections failed to meet international standards for free and fair elections... Read more

Building the World We Believe In

Airs at: Mon, 06/02/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In these disturbing times as we watch democracy crumble and wonder whom the oligarchs will go after next, how do we ground ourselves in the work we need to keep doing? First they come for the immigrants, then international students and now FBI agents are showing up at th... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 05/27/2025 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this episode, "Trump's 'Golden Age" Will Have to Wait" as negative results in his tariff war pile up. Read more

Evening News on 05/23/25

Airs at: Fri, 05/23/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Portland's City Council approves a 8.5 billion dollar budget Then, Governor Tina Kotek discussing ways to ban phones in schools Finally, Harvard sues the Trump Administration over federal bans on admitting foreign students to s... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 05/22/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
 Featured in this episode: Israel's crimes in Gaza,and its international isolation, continue; Where are Trump's new trade deals?; the brief India-Pakistan war Read more

Evening News on 05/21/25

Airs at: Wed, 05/21/2025 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  On this edition of the KBOO Evening News: Oregon special election results are (mostly) in! The new Portland City Council faces approving its first budget And, in International News, Pope Leo makes his first general address, specifically calling out events in Gaza Read more