Crosstabs

Former Senator Tim Knopp rejoins the podcast to discuss bill limits in the Oregon Legislature. Bryan and Reagan ask him about his bill on limits in 2001 when the introduction of legislation was similarly out of control. They also discuss the history of term limits in Oregon as Knopp shares why he support U.S. Term limits.

* HB 4000 (2001)

* Avalanche of bills: Oregon lawmakers file record number, spurring concern over bottlenecks

* Statistics — Legislative Counsel

* Tim Knopp Tapped As Oregon State Co-Chair For U.S. Term Limits Replaces State Representative Alek Skarlatos

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Ben Schimmoller joins Bryan and Reagan on the pod. Ben is Policy Director for Rep. Anna Scharf and previously worked for Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Sen. Tim Knopp. The guys discuss Zyn taxes, sin taxes, and the strategy of being in the superminority. Reagan plays his hit (AI generated) song about the legislature.

* Dancing on the Senate Floor

* SB 702 — Flavored Tobacco Ban

* Housing and Health Care w/ Rep. Javadi

* The Alcohol Tax Task Force Debacle with Aaron Sarnoff-Wood

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Former Co-Speaker of the House, State Senator, and Coos Bay Port Commissioner Arnie Roblan joins the podcast. State Senator Dick Anderson returns. Roblan discusses the 2011 session that was split 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans, and other points of interest in his political career. Then Roblan and Anderson discuss a key project in the Port of Coos Bay.

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Bryan and Reagan discuss recent guests on Crosstabs, the politics of gun bills, House floor drama, legislative deadlines, and more.

* Ways & Means w/ Rep. Greg Smith

* Fireside Chat w/ Commissioner West

* HCR 15 - Establishing deadlines for the completion of legislative measures for the 2025 regular session of the Eighty-third Legislative Assembly

* Arizona bill markup

* How Does Arizona's Legislature Work and Why Is There a COW?

* Oregon Republican lawmaker reads sexually explicit passage on House floor to call out bill that would ban book bans

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State Representative Greg Smith joins the podcast.

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Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West joins Bryan and Reagan to discuss housing, the resignation of Commissioner Melissa Fireside, tolling, and why Clackamas County chooses to not be Portland weird.

* PNW Housing Action

* Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside resigns after theft indictment

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Bryan and Reagan join James Ball and Nick Prelosky of The Rational Republican podcast to discuss the Oregon Republican Party leadership elections, podcast life, and more!

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Bryan and Reagan are joined by Rep. Cyrus Javadi to discuss coastal issues, health care, and housing. Reagan joined from his car. That’s why there aren’t any show notes. He is sorry about that.

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Bryan and Reagan discuss a major shake up in the ORP Chair race, Lori Chavez DeRemer’s confirmation hearings, the brand new Candidate Tracker, Senator Golden’s regret on wildfire maps, and late breaking news about another Oregon government official moonlighting.

* Justin Hwang dropping out of ORP chair race

* Crosstabs Candidate Tracker

* Ben Edtl tweet

* Town Hall Oregon interviews for ORP chair

* Lori Chavez DeRemer confirmation hearing

* Sen. Golden proposes changing state wildfire map to curb anger and rumors

* Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi has taken a side gig in California

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The Capitol is closed for inclement weather (due to executive order). Bryan and Reagan discuss a wide array of topics on this snowy day across Oregon.

* Reagan saves lives with executive order

* Department of State Lands Inventory System

* Rep. Mannix Home Start Act

* Oregon last in education

* Mississippi highest ever ranking on education (30th)

* How Rhode Island Reduced Chronic Absenteeism

* Reagan’s Twitter exchange with Les Zaitz

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