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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Tobias Read appears poised to become Oregon’s next secretary of state, according to partial returns. -
U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, who represents Eugene, Roseburg and parts of the southern Oregon Coast, appears to have secured a second term in Congress. Her republican challenger, Monique DeSpain, has not yet conceded. -
Oregon has positioned itself to serve as a reproductive health care sanctuary for those in states with strict abortion bans. But advocates are still concerned that access might be chipped away. -
Oregon leaders are reminding residents they can still register to vote or change their party affiliation as usual. -
The state has unearthed several hundred more people than previously known who were improperly registered to vote under Oregon’s motor voter law. -
If approved, Measure 116 would give an independent commission the power to set salaries for the governor, the secretary of state, lawmakers, judges and other state elected officials. -
“Ghost guns,” which are 3D-printed firearms without serial numbers, will be prohibited across Oregon starting Sunday. -
Oregon’s latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026 -
Oregon’s temperatures are dipping, but last month’s heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon’s aging population hard. -
Family members and the child’s attorney say the 17-year-old boy spent much of his life in the foster care system. -
Juliana Wallace, who was hired last August to oversee the governor’s behavioral health initiatives, is the latest staffer to resign from the administration this year. -
President Biden’s decision to drop out has at least momentarily galvanized the Democratic Party. Experts say that could shift especially close races.
