Local Voices

Local Voices

Where local voices come to discuss the events, news, and community issues that matter to Oregonians and Washingtonians.

Episodes

AntFarm Youth Services

April 20, 2025 • 29 mins
AntFarm Youth Services helps to build communities and support young people.  A Kaiser Permanente Northwest pediatrician has advice for parents with young kids who have allergies.  Oregon is losing BRIC grants and it will hurt disaster preparedness.  There's bipartisan support in the Oregon Legislature for a bill to ban cell phones in schools.
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Parkinson's Resources of Oregon

April 13, 2025 • 29 mins
Parkinson's Resources of Oregon is supporting people with Parkinson's Disease, their families and caregivers.  The REAL ID deadline is approaching.  Oregon DEQ investigates a cyberattack.  This is Distracted Driver Awareness Month.  A bill in the Oregon Legislature would make it illegal to impersonate a union respresentative.
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Help Clean Up Oregon

April 6, 2025 • 30 mins
SOLVE's annual Spring Clean up is almost here, it's time to register.  This is Food Waste Prevention Week, and it can save you a lot of money.  The Oregon Legislature considers a bill to prohibit discrimination as a reason to ban a book from a school.  Auto thefts in Oregon drop 30%.
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Improving Oregon's EMS System

March 30, 2025 • 30 mins
A bill in the Oregon Legislature would improve the Emergency Medical System.  Empty nesters need help and can help their children who are leaving.  Banning the use of cell phones in schools.  Boys and Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Portland.
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Red Cross Cascades Region Disaster Response

March 23, 2025 • 30 mins
The Red Cross Cascades Region continues to be busy helping survivors of disasters.  Abby's Closet is available to help students during prom season.  A new survey finds why people in the Northwest are buying EVs.  The REAL ID deadline is approaching, do you need one?  This is Colon Cancer Awareness Month and doctors want you to know it's one of the most preventable cancers.
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Oregon's Sex Offender Registry

March 16, 2025 • 29 mins
A proposed change to Oregon's sex offender registry program is drawing criticism.  OHSU research finds a connection between dense breast tissue and an increase risk of break cancer.  The Oregon Construction Contractors Board is ready to help you find a contactor for your project.  Beward of the DMV text message scam.
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Multnomah County Deflection

March 9, 2025 • 29 mins
Multnomah County's drug deflection program is showing results.  The ALS Northwest 50/50 challenge is working to raise funds for patients, families and research.  OSU's Big Fish Lab wants you to put a shark on your car.
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Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck

March 2, 2025 • 30 mins
Many Oregonians are living paycheck-to-paycheck.  The Oregon Legislature considers a bill for reparations to African Americans in the state.  Clackamas Community College's president plans a 1,500 mile run to bring attention to the needs of students.  Oregon's Unclaimed Property Fund could have some of your money.
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ALS Northwest

February 23, 2025 • 30 mins
ALS Northwest is working to help ALS patietns, caregivers and researchers.  Democratic leadership in the Oregon Legislature has asked two Republicans to review ODOT's budget.
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SCRAP Creative Reuse

February 16, 2025 • 29 mins
The best kind of recycling is reuse, and that's what SCRAP Creative Reuse does.  How you can make your community Firewise.  The future of Oregon's EV charging stations
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Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show

February 9, 2025 • 30 mins
Fishing and hunting play key roles in the environment of the Northwest.  The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show to talk about Oregon's variety  of fishing and hunting.  Hear from Bryan Knudsen, co-founder of Next Adventure Outdoor Gear and Apparel, and their wide variety of kayaks.  Jarod Higginbotham discusses Yakima Bait and how they got their start in the Northwest.  Marlin L...
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Hunger In Oregon

February 2, 2025 • 29 mins
The CEO of the Oregon Food Bank details hunger in Oregon.  How to get the Earned Income Tax Credit.  OHA updates the Oregon Health Plan and the Marketplace.  Former Oregon Governor Kate Brown and former State Senator Tim Knopp remember the late Senate President Pete Courtney.
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Oregoin Electric

January 26, 2025 • 29 mins
Portland General Electric and the Oregon Clean Fuels Program have created a website called Oregoin Electric to answer your questions about owning an electric vehicle.  Radon is a colorless and ordorless gas that could be in your home, but there's a way to detect it.  The deadline to get REAL ID is only a few months away, and you don't want to wait. Another cat in Oregon got bird flu, there are precautions you can take with your pet...
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Taking Ownership PDX

January 22, 2025 • 29 mins
Taking Ownership PDX is working to stop gentrification in Portland.  Red Cross volunteers are helping survivors of the southern California wildfires.  Oregon has a new Wildfire Hazards Map.  OSU research finds connections between climate change and wildfires.
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President-elect Trump's Spending Bill

January 12, 2025 • 30 mins
Oregon Republican U.S. Representative Cliff Bentz details some of what President-elect Trump's spending bill could mean for Oregon.  A Right to Repair law is now in effect in Oregon.  Flu season in Oregon is reaching its peak.
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Portland's New Government

January 5, 2025 • 30 mins
Portland has a new form of government.  Learn how it works.  Multnomah County released a report that shows homeless deaths are up significantly.  Portland used ranked choice voting for the first time in 2024 and elections officials want to know how it can work better.
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Owyhee Canyonlands

December 29, 2024 • 30 mins
Legislation in Congress to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands made surprising progress before Congress ended the 2024 session.  Oregon's threat tipline Safe Oregon is receiving an increasing number of tips.  The Oregon Department of Revenue has tips to help you get ready for tax season.
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Eliminating Health Inequities

December 22, 2024 • 30 mins
Oregon Health Authority sets a goal to eliminate health inequities by 2030.  Changes at PDX. The Red Cross helps reduce holiday fire risks.  How to avoid flu, COVID and RSV.
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Light The World Giving Machines

December 15, 2024 • 30 mins
You can give back to people in need this holiday season through the Light the World Giving Machines.  Big changes are coming to the way Oregonians recycle.
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Oregon Charter Academy

December 8, 2024 • 29 mins
The Oregon Charter Academy is offering education to children and options for families.  Fall and winter storms are arriving, is your property protected?  The State of Oregon is working to get out of the business of running the health insurance marketplace.  How to avoid the utility scam.
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