KBOO News Team

  The Oregon House is currently considering a bill that would increase taxes on large corporations, in order to provide more money for Oregon schools. Measure ninety seven, which would have taxed the top one percent of corporations in Oregon, failed to pass in November. Si... Read more

  June is Pedalpalooza month. This coming Sunday will see the “Become the Media Outreach Ride” organized by a KBOO volunteer who hopes to connect volunteers from various non-commercial media outlets here in Portland. KBOO reporter Jenna Yokoyama talked with organizer Sean... Read more

US attorney general Jeff Sessions testified in front of the senate intelligence committee today.   KBOO reporter AL Kahn has the story Read more

Una Gallery, a local Portland art gallery that specializes in hosting and voicing the art of underrepresented artists, reaches out to LGBTQ artists in the community. Read more

Portlanders know that living in the city comes with it share of insects we’d rather not share our homes with.  In this week’s KBOO News feature DI [D-I] Squared, KBOO reporter Tom Flynn speaks to a local entrepreneur who has found success in helping people manage what bugs... Read more

  A new report released today  ranks Oregon 31st in the nation overall for child well-being. The state has made improvements in its health ranking, but is falling behind in education     Read more

Independent journalist Nico Bedoya has been in Colombia covering developments related to the guerillas of FARC, who have been fighting the Colombian government since the 1950s. He followed the rebellion through its violent stages, towards the UN peace deal, and into the cu... Read more