For the second time since 2015, the Oregon Legislature has stripped language out of a bill that would have increased the state’s regulation of oil trains. EarthFix reporter Tony Schick fills us in.
Concurrent studies on the impacts of Seattle’s ongoing minimum wage hike have yielded different findings. Dr. Sylvia Allegretto of the University of California, Berkeley’s Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics, and University of Washington Professor of Public Policy and Governance Jacob Vigdor join us to discuss their results.
Travis Williams with Willamette Riverkeeper joins us to talk about the history and significance of the little-known conservation bill creating Willamette River Greenways, which celebrates its 50th anniversary tomorrow.
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