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"This is so wildly different."
Three reporters help us break down a budget process unlike any other.
Jun 16
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Maja Viklands Harris
The New Kids on the Bloc
How six councilors stuck together during Portland’s first budget vote—and shaped the outcome.
Jun 3
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Maja Viklands Harris
May 2025
“Budgets are a negotiation, right?”
In this episode of Stump Talk, councilors Elana Pirtle-Guiney and Eric Zimmerman explain what to expect when the mayor's proposed budget hits the…
May 19
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Maja Viklands Harris
April 2025
"For good news, take a look at Portland, Oregon."
A mathematician and a national election reformer join the Stump Talk podcast to discuss why Portland's reforms matter outside city limits.
Apr 30
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Maja Viklands Harris
100 Days of Racing Against Time
As Portland's new government reaches the 100-day milestone, city leaders are under intense pressure to make headway on decades-old problems.
Apr 10
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Maja Viklands Harris
March 2025
"The reality is harsh."
OPB reporter Alex Zielinski and the Oregonian's Lillian Mongeau Hughes join the podcast to discuss how city leaders are confronting homelessness during…
Mar 22
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Maja Viklands Harris
5
February 2025
"My boss is not in that building."
Councilor Sameer Kanal and his chief of staff, Lisa Freeman, join the podcast to talk about public safety, community engagement—and what it's like to…
Feb 25
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Does Portland Have a "Strong" or "Weak" Mayor?
That's the most frequent question we get from readers. In a new report, Rose City Reform explores the scope of the mayor's formal powers.
Feb 14
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Maja Viklands Harris
10
January 2025
"We have had an absolute clean break with the old."
City Hall reporters Shane Kavanaugh and Sophie Peel return to the podcast to discuss the new government's first two weeks in office.
Jan 13
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Maja Viklands Harris
3
"Sausage-making in public is a good thing."
Rose City Reform unpacks the vote for council president with District 1 representatives Candace Avalos and Jamie Dunphy.
Jan 9
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Maja Viklands Harris
17
December 2024
A New Year, a New Chapter
Reform transformed Portland's campaign season—will it do the same for governance?
Dec 30, 2024
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Maja Viklands Harris
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"It's gonna be us."
Rose City Reform chats with Councilors-Elect Tiffany Koyama Lane and Angelita Morillo, who joined forces—and emerged victorious—in District 3.
Dec 9, 2024
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Maja Viklands Harris
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