Legislation

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Christina Jean Lugo Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Christina Jean Lugo is a Pacific Green candidate running for the US Senate in Oregon. She talked with Don Merrill about how and why she admires the late Senator Paul Wellstone, why she's not a spoiler for Democrat Senator Jeff Merkley that might get Republican challenger M... Read more

Jason Levin Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jason Levin is a Pacific Green candidate vying for Oregon's Governor. He talked with Don Merrill about why he believes politics is a mud pit, how he says Oregon media and corporate interests are excluding him from debates by not donating to his campaign and why he says his... Read more

Aelea Christofferson Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Aelea Christofferson is a Democrat running for the US House in Oregon's 2nd District. She talked with Don Merrill about how Cover Oregon's problems really lay with the Oregon Health Authority, how she as a white woman would've never suffered the same police injustices as ... Read more

Alex Polikoff Interview

Airs at: Fri, 09/26/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Alex Polikoff is a Pacific Green party candidate running for State Representative in Oregon's 23rd District. He talked with Don Merrill about how he feels Oregon doesn't do enough to promote third party candidates, his belief that the state has a role in how municipal pol... Read more

Paul Evans Interview

Airs at: Sun, 09/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Paul Evans is a Working Families and Democratic candidate. He is running for Oregon State Representative in District 20. He talks with Don Merrill about how as a candidate for both parties he has to sometimes walk the line between ideologies, the need to return the police... Read more

William Dalton Interview

Airs at: Wed, 09/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
William Dalton is a Democrat and Working Party candidate for Oregon House District 19. He talked with Don Merrill about his passion for providing mental health services and how those skills will translate if he becomes a legislator, why he won his last shot at the legislat... Read more

Ryan Howard Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Ryan Howard is a Democrat and candidate for the Working Families party. He is running for Oregon State Senate in District 13. Don Merrill talked with him about why he wants to be a state senator, his views on urban growth boundaries and land use issues, and why he resists... Read more

Mike Montchalin Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/16/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mike Montchalin is a Libertarian candidate for US Senate in Oregon. He talked with Don Merrill about the necessity of individual action versus government action, why he supports the marijuana ballot initiative and why he thinks Measure 90 is a bad idea for Oregon's third p... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: KBOO Reporters Investigate ALEC Conference in Kansas City

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Smart ALEC Oregon
The sixth piece examines the ALEC conferences themselves in terms of what gets accomplished.  Annual spring and winter conferences are events where legislators discuss potential model legislation with business leaders.  The annual summer conference is more of a public relat... Read more

Ed Pilkington Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Ed Pilkington is the Chief Correspondent in New York for London's "The Guardian" newspaper. He has done a substantial amount of reporting on the American Legislative Exchange Council, a free market organization that promotes the interests of big business over those of smal... Read more