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The Pacifica Foundation has proposed large cuts to the staff of California community radio station KPFA. Pacifica is the oldest independant community radio network in the country, plans to turn many staff positions into volunteer positions. Staff members and management at K... Read more

California Community Radio Station Faces Major Cuts Oregon Labor Movement Discusses Election Results Rally Held in Portland to Save Forest Report Released on Corporate Spending Please click on the links above for the full story, or click below for the complete... Read more

Marijuana Legalization Vote in California Late Breaking Election News This is volunteer powered and produced radio! Our production team for tonight's newscast is Crystal Leighty, Ted Four, Ian Gadberry, Evan Tenenbaum, and Isobel Shearley. Our engineer is Andrew McEwan... Read more

Today California voters will decide whether or not to legalize marijuana. KBOO's Crystal Leighty spoke with Paul Stanford of Portland's THC Foundation about how that may affect Oregon voters. Read more

Polls close on the west coast at 8 PM Tuesday night. KBOO's Rebecca Nay spoke with local progressive organizations who have taken a stand on certain candidates and measures. Read more

The recession has caused more and more Oregon consumers to interact with debt collectors. Some debt collectors apply agressive tactics and fail to comply with the law when trying to contact debtors. KBOO reporter Sasha Buchert discusses the issue with Angela Martin, the Dir... Read more

Republican canidate for the Oregon governor, Chris Dudley, has propsed a tax cut that some educators believe will cut funding from Oregon schools. The Oregon Education Association, which has endorsed Democrat John Kitzhaber, has voiced strong concerns over Dudley's proposed ... Read more

The next stage of "migration" in the long running lawsuit over the federal "Salmon Plan" to outline actions to recover species listed as endangered is due today. Many groups, as well as plaintiff's, are responding to the federal government's scientific proof to back the pla... Read more

Abusive Debt Collection Tactics Reported Paper Shuffling Over Salmon Lawsuit Oregon Canidate for Governor Proposed Tax-Cuts Drug War Violence in Mexico Escalates Texas Inmate Released After 18 Years in Prison Please click on the links above to go directly ... Read more

As election time draws near, local and national media outlets are inundated with canidate media campaigns. Recent polls have shown the general public is confused and concerned over how these campiagns are being funded. KBOO's AIR Cascadia host Chris Andrae spoke with Josh St... Read more