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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An Oregon state senator who was at the center of an investigation into unwanted touching weighed in on how the policies could be improved. -
At a time when the nation is grappling with race and policing, politicians of color in Oregon say they are often faced with uncertainty while canvassing.
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Oregon’s top attorney is considering whether to investigate if a crime was committed during the process of putting one of the more controversial initiatives on the November ballot. -
Oregon voters will likely have a chance this November to decide whether they want to make it harder for politicians to curtail current tax breaks and raise fees. -
The debate over the Trump administration’s practice of separating children from their parents has infiltrated politics at every level in Oregon.
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After a high-profile sexual misconduct case where a state senator resigned, legislative leaders asked the Oregon Law Commission to review policies to ensure the Capitol is a harassment-free workplace. -
After Oregon failed to alert parents that their children were in imminent danger at a day care in Portland, Gov. Kate Brown called on the state to do a better job managing child care facilities.
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The Independent Party of Oregon nomination remains undecided.
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A second lawmaker filed a formal complaint on Tuesday accusing Sen. Jeff Kruse of unwanted touching, even after she asked legislative lawyers to intervene. -
More than half of the women surveyed in a new poll conducted for OPB said they have been sexually harassed. -
There’s a record number of women running for political posts this election cycle. Some are motivated by the federal political landscape, others by the Me Too movement. -
The state allegedly placed young children in a mold-ridden home that reeked of cat urine, with foster parents who physically and sexually abused the children.
