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Previewing Portland's action-packed City Council races, state politics
Previewing Portland's action-packed City Council races, state politics
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Portland voters have one of the most interesting City Hall races in years. Four of the five seats on City Council are up for grabs. The Oregonian/OregonLive's Everton Bailey Jr., who covers City Hall, previews those hotly contested races and discusses why this could be the beginning of the end of the city's unique commissioner form of government.
Then, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses the Democratic race for Secretary of State and other legislative races of significance.
Programming note: The Everton Bailey Jr. interview, and podcast production, occurred several days before a few developments in the mayor’s race involving Wheeler’s campaign operations. The mayor’s campaign distributed a flyer included several listed endorsements that were not accurate. Read more about that here. The interview also occurred before the city elections officer cited the mayor’s campaign for violating campaign rules by not listing his top donors.
Background Reading:
Everton's coverage of the City Hall races.
Hillary's preview of the Democratic race for Secretary of State.
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Then, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses the Democratic race for Secretary of State and other legislative races of significance.
Programming note: The Everton Bailey Jr. interview, and podcast production, occurred several days before a few developments in the mayor’s race involving Wheeler’s campaign operations. The mayor’s campaign distributed a flyer included several listed endorsements that were not accurate. Read more about that here. The interview also occurred before the city elections officer cited the mayor’s campaign for violating campaign rules by not listing his top donors.
Background Reading:
Everton's coverage of the City Hall races.
Hillary's preview of the Democratic race for Secretary of State.
Reliable local journalism matters now more than ever. Please support our work for just $10 a month. Subscribe now.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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