Rep. Greg Walden | Property Tax Reform | Cougar Hunting

• Rep. Greg Walden joins us to talk about President Trump's Tuesday night speech, the Affordable Care Act, and more.

• The legislature is considering a change to a measure approved in the 1990s that divorced property tax rates from home values. Sen. Mark Hass, chair of the Senate Finance and Revenue Committee, tells us what that might look like.

• A bill before the Oregon Legislature would allow the hunting of cougars with dogs. Gary Lewis, writer and outdoorsman, gives us an insight into what he thinks is at stake.

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