The Oregon Lottery’s Scoreboard program for sports betting has not been profitable. But the Lottery says it’s in it for the long game and expects that revenues will exceed expenses in the next couple of years. Matt Shelby with the Oregon Lottery joins us to explain.

Washington state had denied a key project permit for a coal terminal along the Columbia River. It would enable other states to export their coal through Washington. Wyoming and Montana are seeking to challenge Washington’s decision in the U.S. Supreme Court. We talk with Sam Kalen, environmental law professor at University of Wyoming about the implications of the case for other states that want to keep coal out.

Oregon state Senator Lew Frederick (D-Portland) says that police officers who are accused of serious misconduct often end up staying on the job because their discipline is overturned in arbitration. He wants to change that. Portland's police union is pushing back. We hear from Frederick and Portland police association president Daryl Turner.

Residents in Klamath Falls have seen the Eternal Hills cemetery in their town fall into disrepair in recent years. Now, the cemetery’s owner is in bankruptcy and some of the structures have been vandalized. Klamath Falls resident Shelly Ayers tells us about the volunteer clean up efforts at the cemetery and how the situation has been affecting the community.

What should you do if you experience hate speech -- as either a target or as a bystander? Debra Kolodny teaches a class on the subject. Kolodny is a rabbi and the program director Portland United Against Hate. Their Interrupting Hate Speech workshops help participants understand the history of hate in Oregon, the prevalence of hate speech today, and what to do if you encounter it. We hear about the workshops and what Kolodny has learned along the way.

The new coronavirus has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. We hear from SEIU Local 503 executive director Melissa Unger and attorney Sean Ray about what this means for some workers and employers in the state and Ron Witczak, executive director of the Office of International Affairs at Portland State University, will talk with us about how PSU is communicating with its students about the virus.

The public has now learned of the second presumptive case of COVID19 in Oregon, and one man died from complications related to the virus in the state of Washington. Oregon Health Authority, the Multnomah County Public Health Department, and the Port of Portland tell us about the precautions they are taking and what their recommendations are to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.

Copyright laws are designed to protect creators from unfair use of their intellectual property. But some independent makers say it’s too expensive for them to get those protections. A bill currently working its way through Congress could fix that. But many librarians and authors are opposed to the bill because they fear increased risks for students and professors. We talk with M. Ryan Clough, senior director of public policy and general counsel at the Association of Research Libraries and Sam Tarrel, owner of Light Science Photography Studios.

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