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View allOregon Wildfires: What Went Wrong and What Comes Next
In this episode of Oregon Discussion, Mike McLane sits down with his son Ben McLane, a veteran wildland firefighter, to discuss Oregon’s devastating fire season and what it reveals about forest health, firefighting capacity, fuel...
Oregon's Housing Crisis: Spending More, Getting Worse
In this episode of Oregon Discussion, Mike McLane and Shelly Boshart-Davis are joined by Jacob Vandever to examine Oregon’s worsening housing and homelessness crisis. The conversation covers Governor Kotek’s housing goals, Portland’s affordable housing struggles,...
Oregon's Audit Problem: Where Is the Accountability?
In this episode of Oregon Discussion, Mike McLane and Shelly Boshart-Davis are joined by Justin Brecht to examine Oregon’s statewide audit and what it reveals about agency accounting, federal compliance, and government accountability. The conversation...
Meet the people
Bruce Starr
Senate Republican Leader, District 12
Christine Drazan
Senator, District 26
David Brock Smith
Senator, District 1
E. Werner Reschke
Representative, District 55
Ed Diehl
Representative, District 17
Greg Smith
Representative, District 57
Jeff Helfrich
Representative, District 52
Mike McLane
Senator, District 30
Noah Robinson
Senator, District 2
Shelly Boshart Davis
Representative, District 15
Suzanne Weber
Senator, District 16
Guests
- Daniel Bonham
- Alex Lopez
- Ty Vizneor
- Mack T. Smith
- Ben Schimmoller
- Jared Walker
- Joel David Moore