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Oregon On The Record discusses the recent anti-ICE protests in Eugene with organizer Rob Fisette and KLCC reporter Zach Ziegler. Fisette, an organizer for the Party for Socialism and Liberation, highlights the solidarity with protesters in LA, and Ziegler, covering the event, observes a large, peaceful turnout and a hands-off police presence.

We speak with Carl Wilkerson, the new Lane County Sheriff. He discusses his extensive law enforcement career, starting as a teen in the sheriff's office explorer post and progressing through various roles, including detective and supervisor.

We spoke with Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield about efforts to both sue and defend against incursions from the Trump Administration on Oregon law. We also talked with KLCC's Nathan Wilk about a surge in riders of the PeaceHealth bike share program.

A conversation with Beau Dure of The Guardian about the changing landscape of the WNBA and the slow pace of increased salary for players in the league even though ratings and revenue are skyrocketing. This will impact the new Portland team - The Fire - next season. We also spoke with Ryan Whiteside of the Lane County democrats about strategies Democrats need to incorporate for a winning message.

We talk with Mike Wessler of the Prison Policy Initiative which has put out a new report on how prison gerrymandering hurts political representation for all Oregonians, not just inmates. We also to to a local Lane County Democrats meeting to hear what's on their minds about their local and national leaders.

On this edition we talk with KLCC's Brian Bull to get the latest on the EPD officer caught making racists statements on tape, and we also talk with U of O Legend Kavon Thibodeaux about his efforts to help college players navigate the NIL system. We also air an interview that our own Nathan Wilk conducted with the retiring head of Springfield Utility Board.

An additional 1,000 troops will be heading to Kabul to assist in evacuation efforts. This will boost the overall expected numbers to some 6,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Currently the world's No. 14 team, the U.S. must finish in the top two among Germany (No. 2), Portugal (No. 5) and Ghana to advance. Another group will pit England against Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica. The tournament begins in Brazil in June.

While the number of Asian-American lawyers and law students increased greatly in recent decades, there are few Asian-American lawyers in top positions in the legal field.

Much of Florida was designed with cars, not people, in mind. Four of the state's metro areas top the nation in pedestrian deaths per capita. Now, planners in Orlando are working hard to change that.