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'OPB Politics Now': Protests And Policy Shifts In Response To Racial Injustice

<p>Attendees&nbsp;of the&nbsp;vigil for George Floyd hold up protest signs at Peninsula Park in Portland, Ore., Friday, May 29, 2020.</p>

Claudia Meza

Attendees of the vigil for George Floyd hold up protest signs at Peninsula Park in Portland, Ore., Friday, May 29, 2020.

Protests against racial injustice and police brutality are leading to big policy shifts around the country.

Oregon’s capital is no different.

On this week’s "OPB Politics Now," we discuss the police accountability push that’s spurring quick action in Salem and what challenges lie ahead.

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Dirk VanderHart, Jeff Mapes, Lauren Dake