In the June 2024 case City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the Eighth Amendment allows cities to punish people experiencing homelessness for sleeping and camping in public spaces. The Eighth Amendment prohibits the government from inflicting “cruel and unusual” punishments. The ruling means that cities can impose criminal penalties for public camping and sleeping, even when individuals are homeless involuntarily due to a lack of available shelter and housing in the community.

Lane County is home to over 500 technology companies, which employ nearly 4,000 people, bringing over $284 million dollars in wages.

In this program, local historian and writer Jennifer Chambers tells some of the stories from early Lane County coroner's reports, and describe people she has learned about through her studies of Oregon history.

The City Club of Eugene has invited representatives for and against Ranked Choice Voting to present their case to our community and help voters better understand the measure before casting their votes.

In November's election, voters in Oregon’s Congressional District 4 will have a choice between four candidates for representative.

A panel discussion about this November's ballot Measure 118, an initiative to impose a corporate tax revenue rebate for residents.

The attorney general serves as the chief legal officer of the state and heads the state’s department of justice. In this forum hear from the candidates, Will Lathrop and Dan Rayfield.

This November, Lane County voters will have the opportunity to vote on four proposed changes to the Charter.

From logging and manufacturing to research and design, the timber economy of the state employs an array of workers and creates a variety of impacts, both economic and environmental.

In this program, former US Representative Peter DeFazio will describe the nature and extent of threats to democracy and some of the institutions that make it harder for the will of the majority to prevail.