Conrad Wilson
Oregon Public BroadcastingConrad Wilson is a reporter and producer covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB. Prior to coming to OPB, he was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio. Before that he ran the news department at an NPR affiliate in Colorado. His work has aired on Marketplace and NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has also written for Mashable, The Oregonian, Business Week, City Pages and The Christian Science Monitor. Conrad earned a degree in international political economics and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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The state is leading a coalition of 12 states suing over tariffs. Oregon’s economy is highly trade-dependent. -
Despite leadership changes and legislative fixes, Oregon has for years failed to provide attorneys to everyone charged with crimes. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek replaced the head of the Oregon State Hospital Friday night after she said state health officials shared more details about a recent fatality at the hospital. -
Ballot Measure 114 bans the purchase of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. It also requires a permit for anybody purchasing a firearm, but won’t go into effect immediately. -
From international students to asylum seekers, the new administration’s plans could affect tens of thousands of people in the state. -
New data from the Oregon Health Authority show 1,833 people died from overdose deaths in 2023, an increase of 450 people from the previous year. -
Mustafa Taher Kasubhai was confirmed 51 to 44, to lifetime appointment as a U.S. District Court Judge in Oregon. -
In the years since Donald Trump's first presidency, Oregon lawmakers have updated the sanctuary law and added more rights and protections for immigrants. -
Oregon’s attorney general oversees the state’s Department of Justice, which is responsible for defending state agencies and laws in court. -
At a news conference Wednesday, Portland police released their first description of a possible culprit, but declined to provide any details about a possible motive for the attacks. -
An Oregon prison guard sanctioned the attack of a man serving time at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in 2022. After the attack, the Oregon Department of Corrections failed to meet the standards of medical care to treat “extreme and debilitating injuries.” -
The race pits Republican Will Lathrop, an experienced prosecutor pushing a public safety message, against former Speaker of the House Dan Rayfield, a Democrat.
