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'OPB Politics Now': A 2020 Legislative Session Preview

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Published January 17, 2020 at 2:26 PM PST

<p>Hundreds of people protest in favor of cap-and-trade legislation at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The bill aims to limit carbon emissions.</p> — Hundreds of people protest in favor of cap-and-trade legislation at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. The bill aims to limit carbon emissions.

The Oregon legislature returns to work in a few weeks, and their agenda is packed. Climate change, campaign finance changes — and maybe tolls in Portland.

In this episode of 'OPB Politics Now,' OPB news director Anna Griffin is joined by OPB political reporters Jeff Mapes and Dirk VanderHart to discuss the major debates looming in the 2020 short session.