Willamette Wake Up

Hear a conversation with Salem-Keizer School Board candidates from Zones 1 & 3. They answer questions and talk with each other about their values & beliefs and how that reflects decisions they would make as a school board director. This is a unique format that allows candidates to interact ... just like in real life!  Zone 1: Lisa Harnisch & Anthony Mitchell.  Zone 3: Angelo Baca & Jennifer Parker.

Rep. Tom Andersen updates listeners on what's been happening at the State Capitol in April and what is yet to be done. 

Hear a conversation with Salem-Keizer School Board candidates from Zones 5 & 7. They answer questions and talk with each other about their values & beliefs and how that reflects decisions they would make as a school board director. This is a unique format that allows candidates to interact ... just like in real life!  Zone 5: Karina Guzman Ortiz & Jason Krocker.  Zone 7: Mel Fuller & Jerimiah Radka.

 Don McIntosh, Northwest Labor Press, talks with Juan Carlos Ordoñez, Oregon Center for Public Policy on the state of labor in Oregon.  This special episode of Policy for the People was produced for International Workers Day, May 1st.

Election Coverage: Three people are running to represent Northeast Salem residents in Ward 6 in the May 20, 2025 election: Deanne Garcia, Logan Lor & Mai Vang.  Hear what shaped their values & beliefs, thoughts on Salem's budget crisis, and priorities for NE Salem in a conversation recorded on April 25th.

There's an election May 20. Be informed with an overview of the Polk County Fair Ground levy, with Polk County Fair Board chair, Tim Ray. Hear the needs driving the ask of voters and what it will cost. 

The election is May 20th. Be informed with an overview of the Dallas Police bond with Dallas city councilor, Larry Briggs and Friends of Dallas PD PAC, Rod Dunham. They discuss the need for a facility, cost to residents and why now is the time. 

Holla for Labor talks with Sherman Henry, the director of the Labor Institute for Advancing Black Strategists. They explore pathways for workers in the south to find ways to be more engaged with their workplace.

Braver Angels encourages people with opposing political views to have conversations that help identify common ground. In this episode, we examine how people can be stereotyped by the way they look. We hear Mile's story: how his upbringing shaped his beliefs, what it means to be conservative, and his experience being Black in Oregon. 

Conservation Spotlight talks with the staff of the Luckiamute Watershed Council (LWC). The LWC's mission is engage and assist landowners and communities in the voluntary protection, restoration and enhancement of the Luckiamute and Ash Creek watersheds. Listen in to find out how you can get involved and make an impact in watershed health.