On this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now," we look at Tina Kotek's first week as Oregon governor and the big promises she's made on homelessness.

On this week's show, we break down Gov. Kate Brown's decision to commute the sentences of everyone facing execution in Oregon.

On this week's episode, we look at the impact the next Oregon governor will have on the state's approach to climate change. For years, the state has used to government policies to actively fight the climate crisis. But the three candidates for governor this year could change that.

On this week's show, reporter Rebecca Ellis explains how the city of Portland lost $1.4 million to cyberhackers and what city leaders are doing to keep it from happening again.

On this week's show, OPB reporters Conrad Wilson and Dirk VanderHart explain what's gone wrong in Oregon's public defense system.

Anyeley Hallovà chairs the commission that oversees Oregon's growth management system. She's passionate about developing compact neighborhoods that provide equitable and affordable housing — and that help combat climate change. But not everyone is happy about moving in this direction.

Property rights activists nearly derailed Oregon's growth management system in the early 2000s. And no one was more prominent — or colorful — than Dorothy English.

The proposed Westside Bypass freeway in Washington County had a lot of momentum — until critics said it ran afoul of Oregon's growth management system. The freeway fight in the early 1990s wound up affecting transportation policies throughout the state.

Washington voters will decide primary races for U.S. House, the state Legislature and secretary of state. On a special election preview episode, OPB reporters Troy Brynelson and Austin Jenkins break down the big races.

Oregon leaders talked a lot about how the new growth management system would protect the state's farms and open spaces. But only gradually did it become clear how life would change inside Oregon's cities and suburbs.