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‘OPB Politics Now’: Portland’s weird, wonky form of government could change

By Dirk VanderHart (OPB), Rebecca Ellis (OPB) and Anna Griffin (OPB)
June 17, 2022 9:16 p.m.
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Portland voters have repeatedly rejected attempts to change the city’s unique commission form of government. But reformers are trying again in November.

On this week’s show, OPB reporters Dirk VanderHart and Rebecca Ellis and editor Anna Griffin dive deep into the commission system’s origins, why voters have consistently supported keeping it and what could be different this year.

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