‘OPB Politics Now’: The debate over nepotism in Salem

Oregon lawmakers are exempt from the state law barring public officials from hiring family members. Now an influential Democratic lawmaker wants to change that.

On this week’s show, OPB political reporters Lauren Dake and Dirk VanderHart explain why this proposal to ban nepotism has a steep path toward passage — and why some lawmakers say it’s good for their constituents when they hire their spouses or kids.