Oregon lawmakers were back at the Capitol this week to prevent an eviction crisis. And Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty is suing the union representing city police officers. On this week’s episode of OPB Politics Now, we catch you up on a remarkably drama-free week in Salem and a drama-filled week in Portland.

Last year, Oregon voters changed the state Constitution to allow limits on how much donors can give to political campaigns. But now the progressive groups that pushed to rein in spending can’t agree on who and what those new rules should include. On this week’s episode of OPB Politics Now, we’ll look at why the debate over money is so hard — and what new rules might cover.

On this week's show, we take a close look at how this week's big news reshapes next year's fight over control of the U.S. House.

On this week's show, OPB reporter Dirk VanderHart and Oregonian/OregonLive reporter Noelle Crombie take a deep dive into Measure 110, the drug decriminalization measure voters approved last year. So far, the results haven't been as significant or widespread as supporters hoped.

This week, the fields for two big 2022 races became clearer. And Portland leaders heard troubling news about morale among their Black employees.

It’s been a big week in Portland City Hall, with developments that touch on three of the most contentious issues of the day: homelessness, recent political protests and abortion.

The Oregon Legislature concluded its special session to redraw the state’s political maps this week. The question now is whether those maps — and civility in the statehouse — can survive.

On this week's episode, OPB political reporters Dirk VanderHart and Sam Stites break down a wild week in Salem in which lawmakers struggled to find consensus on new political lines.

The city of Portland made a national splash a few weeks ago when the city council announced it would be boycotting the entire state of Texas. But after the city made the headlines, the plan changed. This week, we run down the details of how the city’s confused response to Texas’s near-total ban on abortions. We also discuss the redistricting fight state lawmakers are gearing up for.

Oregon’s battle over how to draw new political maps got real late last week when Democrats and Republicans in Salem unveiled dueling redistricting plans. Now, it’s unclear whether they can find an agreement before time runs out.