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#MeToo Shifts California Capitol Culture, But With Hitches

The close of the state legislative session brings a flurry of parties and after-work events, which have been the scene of some past misconduct allegations that surfaced after the #MeToo reckoning hit the California capitol last fall.

DOJ Plans to Ask Supreme Court to Allow Ending DACA

Jeff Sessions wants the high court to reverse a San Francisco judge's decision forcing the government to resume accepting DACA applications. He said the ruling defies common sense.

Oregon lawmakers reach deal to avert a legislative standoff

Weeks of delays in the Oregon legislature appear to be nearing an end. Democrats and Republicans reached a deal last night to put a stop to a standoff that had been slowing down this year's session. And in exchange for ending the logjam, Democrats agreed to give up a big political advantage

‘OPB Politics Now’: Legislative wrap up

The Oregon Legislature has concluded an unprecedented session. Lawmakers passed legislation addressing the pandemic, wildfires, social equity issues and more. This week, we review the most significant bills passed by lawmakers -- and what they missed.

Oregon lawmakers send money to communities ravaged by wildfires

In a legislative session marked by gridlock and political bickering, Oregon House lawmakers managed to unanimously pass a bill Thursday that would help those whose property was destroyed in last year’s historic wildfires.

<p>Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks to reporters in her ceremonial office at the Capitol in Salem, Ore., Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.</p>

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown | Youth Drag Queen

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown reflects on the 2019 legislative session. And an 11-year-old drag queen shares their story.

<p>Oregon Gov. Kate Brown celebrates the end of the 2017 legislative session with members of the Legislature.</p>

'OPB Politics Now': Follow The Money

On "OPB’s Politics Now" podcast, OPB political reporters Jeff Mapes and Dirk VanderHart, along with Hillary Borrud of The Oregonian/OregonLive, bring you inside the special session on a business tax break.

The Story of Johnny Cash’s Unlikely Collaboration With a Folsom Inmate

This bittersweet story of redemption-gone-wrong features unreleased audio from the night before the Man in Black performed his legendary session at Folsom on Jan. 13, 1968.

<p>Supporters for a $1 billion plan for public schools attended a Joint Committee on Student Success hearing in at the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday, April 11, 2019.</p>

'OPB Politics Now:' Oregon’s Biggest Kicker Yet And Landmark School Funding

Bills on vaccines and guns are out, landmark school funding is in. And this year’s Legislative session shows no sign of slowing down.

European Summit Ends

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from Nice, in the south of France, where European leaders finished the four-day European Union summit with an all-night session, but finally agreed on a number of reforms. The EU was trying to balance voting power between large and small countries in preparation for an expected flood of applications from former Eastern Bloc countries. (

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