Jonathan Levinson
Reporter & Producer | OPBJonathan Levinson is a multimedia reporter and producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting. He’s the Audion Fellow covering Guns & America. Previously, Jonathan covered Mexico as a freelancer. His radio work has appeared on NPR and the CBC. His photography has been featured in ESPN, The Washington Post and Bloomberg News.
Jonathan spent five years as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army and has a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University.
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The first of more than a dozen bills aimed at increasing police oversight and accountability in Oregon were passed by the Senate, clearing a final hurdle on the way to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk for signature. -
A study of Oregon’s extreme risk protection order law found the tool is working as intended but suggests wide adoption has been slow.
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Oregon lawmakers hope they are on the brink of ushering the state into a new era of policing oversight, accountability and equity. Among the more than dozen bills being considered are new laws to establish a statewide database of police misconduct, require police departments to submit data to the FBI’s use-of-force database and limit arbitrator decisions in police misconduct cases.
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The Oregon Legislature inched closer Monday to implementing a sweeping set of laws aimed at loosening the grip police unions have on oversight and discipline in the state.
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On Wednesday, the House Subcommittee on Equitable Policing heard from experts on a bill that would clarify the interfering with a peace officer (IPO) law and prevent law enforcement from charging someone who is engaging in passive resistance.
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Pro-Trump groups began to gather Wednesday morning for a rally at the Oregon Capitol in Salem to protest Congress’ certification of the presidential election, joining groups across the country in erroneously claiming fraud led to President Trump’s failure to win re-election.
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Fires have forced residents from their homes across the state. Photographers Bradley W. Parks and Jonathan Levinson have been covering the wildfires for NPR member station Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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Protesters at Portland rallies to show support for police and President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign engaged in physical combat repeatedly with counterprotesters Saturday without police intervention.
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Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is standing by his agency’s use of unmarked vehicles to take protesters off the street in Portland, effectively denying that federal officers have done anything wrong.
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A large gathering of protesters turned out once again on Saturday as federal officers — and the tactics they've used in attempts to quell protests — drew an increased focus.
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Federal law enforcement shot and severely injured a protester Saturday night during demonstrations in front of the federal courthouse in downtown Portland.
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek criticized the Portland Police Bureau's response to ongoing demonstrations, calling it “an utter inability to exercise restraint.”
