On this special bonus episode of OPB Politics Now, the team at Think Out Loud sits down with Gov. Tina Kotek to talk about her first two months on the job.

Oregon lawmakers have begun revealing their plan for solving the state’s housing crisis. It’s going to require a big philosophical shift in how Oregon thinks about its land. On this week's show, we examine Oregon’s half-century old land use system and why even progressives' are now saying it’s time to make it easier to build here.

On this week's show, we'll explain new Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez's decision to stop letting his bureaus hand out to tents to people sleeping outside. And we'll bring you the latest fallout in the state liquor commission's rare bourbon scandal.

On this week's show, we'll explain the unfurling scandal over rare alcohol and how state regulators may have abused their access. And we'll look at the growing call for changes in how Oregon spends cannabis taxes under Measure 110, the historic drug decriminalization law.

On this week's show, OPB political reporters Dirk VanderHart and Lauren Dake explain why Oregon legislators exempt from a state law banning public officials from hiring family members -- and why one influential Democrat wants to change that this session.

On this week's show, OPB political reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart look at the Republican agenda in the 2023 Oregon legislative session.

On this week's show, OPB reporters Alex Zielinski and Lauren Dake talk about the 2023 Oregon legislature session and Mayor Ted Wheeler's decision to fire a top aide -- and former mayor -- Sam Adams.

On this week's episode, OPB political reporter Lauren Dake and editor Anna Griffin review new Gov. Tina Kotek's first week in office, including her big push to end homelessness.

On this week's show, we bring you two conversations about a very newsy week in Pacific Northwest Politics: Lauren Dake discusses outgoing Gov. Kate Brown's legacy and Jonathan Levinson explains what's next for Measure 114.

On this episode, OPB editor Anna Griffin and political reporter Lauren Dake explain and analyze Gov. Kate Brown's decision to commute the sentences of everyone awaiting execution in Oregon.