Willamette Wake Up

City Budget Series explores the City of Stayton with Mayor Brian Quigley, City Manager Julie Hajduk and Finance Director James Brand. This series examines how the property tax system that provides revenue for local governments affects different cities in different ways. Stayton is challenged by, not so much the property tax limitation, but inadequate infrastructure that inhibits its ability to develop housing stock.

Holla for Labor shares a conversation between Bill Lucy, president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, and young people in the movement to inspire and guide them to sustain a movement that makes the change they want to see. 

Conservation Spotlight talks with Todd Anderson, new Small Farms faculty with OSU Extension. Todd explains his new role, his background with a diverse range of crops, and plans to support horticulture-based crops and small to midsize farms. 

Monmouth Monthly talks with Suzanne Dufner with the City of Monmouth about "Love Local", a strategy to incentivize supporting local business with a savings on residents' utility bills. 

Jim Scheppke, retired State Librarian, weighs in on the Salem Public Library's reduced hours of operation in response to a city budget deficit. Scheppke reminds us about the history of Salem's library and its role to do more than let patrons check out books. 

Dev NW a nonprofit organization that wants to grow vibrant Northwest communities. Find out what they are doing with Zelene Flores and Jeremy Hardy. 

Oregon cities are facing a budget crisis. Here how that is playing out in the cities of Monmouth and Independence with Mayors Cec Koontz and John McArdle and finance directors Susie Marston and Rob Moody. They discuss the impacts of Measures 5 & 50 passed by voters in the mid 1990's and how the cities have been managing over the last 25 years, but the future looks dire.

Keeping Oregon Oregon talks with Mickie Killingsworth, sheep farmer from Madras, Oregon about farming and her work with Jefferson County and State Farm Bureaus. 

Elephant in the Room talks with Lauren Andersen, Oregon Wild, about forest policy and a new federal initiative to ban commercial logging in mature forests. 

Congresswoman Andrea Salinas responds to questions about how Congress can help Oregon and all states address the housing shortage and other things happening in Congress that affects Oregonians.