Lauren Dake
Oregon Public BroadcastingLauren Dake is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Before OPB, Lauren spent nearly a decade working as a print reporter. She’s covered politics and rural issues in Oregon and Washington.
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As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview, Wash. that killed 11 people. -
The race in November — between two capable politicians who can both take a dive deep into policies with ease — may well get boiled down to something far simpler: what is happening on the national political landscape. -
The state senator led in the early returns on Election Night. Her win lines up a rematch with Gov. Tina Kotek. -
The Republican candidate for governor and former Portland Trailblazer says Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek asked him not to run. The Democratic governor says that's not true. -
The disappointing trend comes shortly after the state settled a class-action lawsuit and promised to reduce the rate of abuse. -
But Bethell is certain she could run the state better than the other GOP candidates and square off with Democrat Gov. Tina Kotek -
The former Trail Blazer is running for governor again a decade and a half after losing to John Kitzhaber.
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The four top contenders vying for the Republican party’s nomination answered questions about the economy, education, the environment and public safety. -
The first debate between the candidates is scheduled for Thursday. -
Attorney General Dan Rayfield warns merge of KOIN-TV and KGW-TV’s parent companies would damage local news across the state and nation. -
State legislators started the session Feb. 2 and gaveled out after a flurry of major policy and funding moves. -
House Bill 4138 would require officers to clearly display their name or identifying number, their agency and their badge. The bill also limits the use of facial coverings that conceal a person’s identity, with a few exceptions.
