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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The Beaver State has long prided itself on its two political parties finding common ground, but it is now lamenting the loss of centrist lawmakers. -
The governor called on agencies to halt most travel and leave positions open longer. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order on Monday to ensure new state buildings larger than 10,000 square feet are built to withstand a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake. -
Emergency leaders frequently stress that, when disaster strikes, people should be prepared to rely on themselves, but the 2020 Labor Day fires prompted state leaders to change how they handle emergency response. -
Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Oregon could not accept some $15 million in federal grants without violating its sanctuary state status. -
Oregon Republicans staged walkouts bringing the legislature to a halt in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. -
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden is among the Democratic lawmakers pushing legislation to prohibit law enforcement officers from hiding their identities. -
‘It’s going to be bad for people with disabilities.’ -
Gov. Tina Kotek warns of worsening fire conditions as summer continues. -
The latest budget is a signal from state lawmakers that they want to ensure the current dollars are being spent wisely. -
The measure, House Bill 3940, would tax oral nicotine products and tap the interest on Oregon’s rainy day savings account and put the money toward wildfire mitigation. -
In a sign of mounting concerns about political violence, Oregon state lawmakers recently passed a bill blocking their personal addresses — hours before a Minnesota lawmaker was shot and killed in her home.
