{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Political Coffee with Jeff Kropf","title":"Political Coffee 7-7-26: Fmr Sen Linthicum interview, Can Rayfield punish indpendent agencies? Kotax to blame for chip industry decline, PPB funding initiative will make ballot, Les Schwab leaving OR? Kotax co opting R's with gas tax increase road show","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/36103d9a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2573,"description":"Former Sen Dennis Linthicum weekly interview: \nDoes OR AG Rayfield have authority to punish independent government agencies who violate OR sanctuary laws? https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/oregon-authorities-log-246-rise-in-immigration-enforcement-requests-over-past-year/ \nOR’s chip industry in decline because of decisions by Kotax when Speaker/Governor? https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2026/07/oregons-chip-industry-risks-becoming-insignificant-globally-state-report-says.html \nPortland Police Bureau funding initiative turns in enough signatures to make November ballot: https://elkhornmediagroup.com/or-legislators-will-attend-transportation-vision-meeting/ \nIs Les Schwab signaling they are leaving OR? https://ktvz.com/news/2026/06/08/les-schwab-restructures-staffing-70-positions-impacted/ \nIs Kotax setting up the next gas tax increase with rural road show designed to get R’s to go along? https://elkhornmediagroup.com/or-legislators-will-attend-transportation-vision-meeting/ \n \n \n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gCzB600rR8K_m2qoDt5MjSvqlkm3eVTR3um0fljkoO8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI4NzMxLzE2NDYw/ODk0ODItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}