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Val Hoyle is running for a third term representing Oregon’s 4th District in Congress, saying she hopes to be a part of a blue wave that will hold the Trump administration accountable. An opponent in the Democratic primary, Melissa Bird, said the district needs a new, bolder voice who has directly experienced the impacts of this administration’s policies.
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Trump says he's reviewing a new plan from Iran, Louisiana lawmakers redrawing districts after SCOTUS decision, a look at the Senate races to watch.
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Seydi Sarr is an immigrant rights advocate in Detroit who primarily helps African immigrants find legal pathways to stay in the U.S. But when her own nephew was detained by immigration enforcement agents, even she didn't know how to get him out.
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Israeli restrictions on movement in the West Bank are impeding garbage trucks from reaching landfills, leaving Palestinians living amid mounds of trash. Two Palestinian entrepreneurs are trying to change this.
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This week on Oregon On The Record:
Monday 5/04 - Kee Zublin, principal at South Eugene High School
Tuesday 5/05 - Erik Neumann of OPB on his reporting of a teacher being dismissed from an Oregon school over perceived political comments
Wednesday 5/06 - Sam Levin of the Guardian on Oregon's public defender shortage
Thursday 5/07 - Former Clinton Labor Secretary and UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus, Robert Reich
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
Monday 5/04 - Kee Zublin, principal at South Eugene High School
Tuesday 5/05 - Erik Neumann of OPB on his reporting of a teacher being dismissed from an Oregon school over perceived political comments
Wednesday 5/06 - Sam Levin of the Guardian on Oregon's public defender shortage
Thursday 5/07 - Former Clinton Labor Secretary and UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus, Robert Reich
Have a topic or guest suggestion? We'd love to hear it: questions@klcc.org
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Hourly workers across a number of industries have long been grappling with unstable schedules and pay as their employers use software to slash labor costs and maximize productivity. -
Germany's defense minister is playing down the impact of the Pentagon's decision to pull 5,000 troops from the country, but the move has rattled NATO allies and added to growing fears that Europe can no longer rely on Washington. -
The longtime president of Bard College in New York has announced his retirement, months after it was revealed that he had a much deeper relationship than was previously known with Jeffrey Epstein. -
Iran has presented a 14-point response to the U.S. proposal to end the war, according to Iranian state media. -
Timmy captured the hearts of whale lovers across the globe who rooted for a happy ending for the humpback.
