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Here’s our big, exclusive story from Monday with all the details and receipts regarding a company that hoovered up Portland homeless, made them apply illegally for Washington Medicaid, and kicked them out when they started asking questions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oregonroundup.substack.com/subscribe

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek responded recently to a letter from the House Energy and Commerce Committee asking the state for information on combatting Medicaid fraud, based in part on Oregon Roundup’s reporting on Uplifting Journey. Kotek’s press release talks about the Trump Administration, but the House committee is part of Congress, not the Trump Administation. She also notes that one out of fou...

Here’s a link to SB 1599. Link to special committee created for the purpose of changing election date. My article on SB 1599 from earlier this week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oregonroundup.substack.com/subscribe

The Wall Street Journal today published an op-ed I wrote about the transportation tax mess Tina Kotek and her allies find themselves in, and what it might mean for Oregon’s ruling progressive coalition. Here’s a link , which may be paywalled. Here’s a screenshot from the online print version: My apologies for the poor audio quality of the video. I forgot to use earbuds/mic and don’t have time to r...

The Oregon legislative counsel’s office told Democrats yesterday they could not constitutionally repeal the tax now that it’s slated for a referendum vote. This after the same attorney in that office told State Rep. Ed Diehl earlier this month Democrats could repeal the tax and have it removed from the ballot. I wrote about that and my analysis of the legal question, with which legislative counsel...

Since I recorded this video yesterday afternoon, The Oregonian reported Portland police confirmed the female shot by Customs and Border Patrol two days ago was previously arrested for prostitution in Washington County. Federal officials say she was affiliated with a Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and involved in a previous shooting in Portland. Feds also say her male companion, also shot by CBP...

Another video foray. Here’s the link to the KOIN story about Rayfield’s impending trip. Hope you enjoy! Jeff This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oregonroundup.substack.com/subscribe

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Oregon State Representative Ed Diehl (R-Stayton) recently observed how the Department of Motor Vehicles will handle the revised motor voter process after disclosure that process led to the registration of upwards of 2,000 noncitizens to vote in oregon. Rep. Diehl returns to the podcast to share what he learned, discuss automatic voter registration more broadly, and preview legislation he plans to...

I last had Will on the podcast back in May 2023. We had a lot to catch up on as he charges toward the finish line in an extremely important race for Oregon’s future. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oregonroundup.substack.com/subscribe

Paul Terdal, a self-proclaimed liberal Democrat from the Portland area, worked for years through Oregon’s rigorous process to extend insurance coverage to kids with autism. He noticed the state applied a far less rigorous standard to what it calls “gender-affirming treatments,” including irreversible surgery, for kids. In fact, Terdal says, Oregon commissioned then buried a study showing there was...

Brian Knotts, a Republican and first-time candidate, raised and spent around $1,200 in a blue eastern Multnomah County Commission district primary and is, as of Thursday night, within 30 votes of forcing a November runoff with his better-funded, better-known Democratic opponent. How’d he do it? Why ’d he do it? (Results as of 10 pm Wednesday) In the primary election, if no candidate gets over 50%...

I interviewed Portland State University senior Phillip Tobias yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon about the ongoing occupation of the school’s library. Phillip shares new details about the people still inside the library, violence and how the 2020-ish timidity of the university, local government and prosecutors is disrupting the campus during midterm exams. Phillip’s Twitter/X page, which contains lot...

State Representative Ed Diehl is a freshman who represents the outskirts of Salem and the Santiam Canyon cities of Detroit, Mehama and Idanha. I wanted to interview Rep. Diehl because he gets what’s going on in the Capitol and throughout Oregon. He’s going places in Oregon politics, or should be. I hope you enjoy our interview! Jeff This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with othe...

Hi, Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District (Eugene and most of the coast) wasn’t on the national radar until its current occupant, Val Hoyle, ran headlong into a flurry of scandals (which we’ve assiduously covered here ). Monique DeSpain, Republican, is running to unseat Hoyle, and has made waves with her impressive background and attacks on Hoyle’s ethics. In this interview, Monique and I talk ab...

Check out Rational in Portland, Kristin’s excellent podcast about Portland’s travails, on any podcast streaming service. You can also check out her Twitter/X stuff here . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit oregonroundup.substack.com/subscribe

Billy Williams served as the top federal prosecutor in Oregon in the Obama and Trump administrations. Before that, he was a senior deputy district attorney in Multnomah County. In this interview, Billy explains why, as someone who has prosecuted crimes in Oregon for 31 years, he believes Measure 110 has been a disaster for the state. We talk about how drug courts used to, before drug decriminaliza...

In this episode, I interview Richard Cheverton, who along with Pamela Fitzsimmons writes the excellent Portland Dissent newsletter on Substack. Richard worked for newspapers in Chicago, Orange County and elsewhere before relocating to Portland over a decade ago. Richard shares his views about how the decline of journalism in Oregon helped create the state’s current predicament, and how new, indepe...

Hello and happy Tuesday. Right off the bat, I want to apologize for the poor audio quality of this podcast. It was recorded in my office with good equipment, but there must be some kind of operator (me) error occurring. It’s still very listenable, but sounds like Christine and I are talking in a tin can. I have tech support coming out to the “studio” this week to fix what ails me. My apologies. Th...

Max and I talk about Measure 110-backer Health Justice Recovery Alliance planning to pay for legislators’ travel to Portugal to learn more about that country’s decriminalization. Because I am not above self-promotion, I also brought up this article I wrote for National Review Online back in February 2022 about the failure of Measure 110 to deliver its promises. This is a public episode. If you'd l...

Happy Friday, all. Today’s episode digs into a new poll that shows Measure 110 is on (very) shaky ground with the Oregon electorate, and in particular in some segments of the electorate one might not expect. Hope you enjoy it. Also, I am testing out Substack’s new transcription feature. A few of you have asked about that, so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s automated transcription, and I have not...

Bev Clarno has held more elected offices for longer than any living Oregon Republican. She has served as Speaker of the Oregon House, state senator, a member of the George W. Bush administration and, most recently as Secretary of State of Oregon. In this interview, Bev provides unique insight into the unique challenges facing Oregon, many of which involve her old Secretary of State office. Enjoy!...