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Rhythm Traders, a Northeast Portland drum shop that has been open for over 30 years, is welcoming two other music businesses into its building. Together, the three businesses hope to create a sort of living room for Portland musicians, and long term stability for their own stores. Ryan Lynn, owner of Eastside Guitar Repair, and Hank Failing, owner of Hank’s Music Exchange, join us to talk about what the new ‘MLK Music Mall’ could look like.

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Nearly 1,300 people were mistakenly added to Oregon’s voter rolls since 2021 under the state’s Motor Voter law.

The drum shop Rhythm Traders, which has been operating in Northeast Portland for over 30 years, recently welcomed two other music businesses into its building to form what they’re calling the MLK Music Mall.

Last week, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek called for the state Driver and Motor Vehicles Division (DMV) to pause automatic voter registration.

Four Portland mayoral candidates — Carmen Rubio, Rene Gonzalez, Mingus Mapps and Keith Wilson — share their competing visions for the city and the homelessness crisis it faces

Nearly 100 non-tenure track faculty at Portland State University got notice of possible layoffs last week. These notices come as the university faces a continued decline in enrollment and a budget deficit of $18 million this fiscal year. PSU President Ann Cudd joins us to explain the big picture of the university’s financial stability.

Voters in Malheur County have a measure on their ballots that would get rid of a county ordinance that compels officials to meet and discuss shifting the Idaho border to include rural Oregon.

This summer, the owner of Mt. Bachelor ski resort, POWDR Corp., announced plans to sell. Bend locals Chris Porter and Dan Cochrane are leading an effort to keep resort ownership local. They’ve incorporated as Mt. Bachelor Community Inc. and hope to attract both small and large-scale investors that share their values. Porter and Cochrane join us to discuss their plans.

Sam Adams and Shannon Singleton are in a runoff to represent North and Northeast Portland, District 2, on the Multnomah County Commission. Neither candidate got over 50% in the May primary. The seat opened up when Susheela Jayapal stepped down last fall to run for Congress. Sam Adams is a former mayor of the city of Portland and previously held a position within Mayor Wheeler’s office. Shannon Singleton, a trained social worker, is the former interim director of the Joint Office of Homeless. They join us to share why they’re running and what they want to accomplish if elected.