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On this week’s show, we’ll explain the unfurling scandal over rare alcohol and how state regulators may have abused their access. And we’ll look at the growing call for changes in how Oregon spends cannabis taxes under Measure 110, the historic drug decriminalization law.
On this week's show, OPB political reporters Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake explain why Oregon legislators are exempt from a state law banning public officials from hiring family members — and why one influential Democrat wants to change that this session.
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.
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.