Speaking Freely: Roads, Bridges, and Layoffs; Why Governor Kotek's Calling a Special Session

Traffic, highways, roads, bridges. We are hearing a lot about transportation in the state of Oregon, where paying for it all has become a major inflection point. So in this episode, let's take a more in-depth look at transportation. when people break down on the highway here in the state of Oregon, they expect that someone is going to come and help them. Oregon Governor Tina Kotak has announced a special legislative session for late August to focus on transportation funding. She's unveiled a proposal aimed at stabilizing the Oregon Department of Transportation's budget. She says republicans' partisanship blocked the transportation budget. Republican Leader Christine Drazan blames Kotek for the crisis.