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Analysis: Political Hardball Leads To Threatened Loss Of Funding For Medford-Area Projects

Oregon Governor's Office
Oregon governor Kate Brown in conversation on the floor of the House of Representatives on July 7, 2017.

On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s office announced she’d veto more than $3.6 million in state funding for projects in the Medford area.

The move was clearly meant to punish Medford’s Republican state representative, Sal Esquivel , who had provided a key vote in exchange for that funding, but later backed a referendum to overturn that same bill.

JPR’s Liam Moriarty spoke with veteran political reporter Jeff Mapes from Oregon Public Broadcasting about this unusually public display of political hardball.

Liam Moriarty has been covering news in the Pacific Northwest for three decades. He served two stints as JPR News Director and retired full-time from JPR at the end of 2021. Liam now edits and curates the news on JPR's website and digital platforms.