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鈥檚 covered politics and rural issues in Oregon and Washington.
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Gov. Tina Kotek and other top Democrats have been more reserved than their counterparts in many other blue states. Republicans say that鈥檚 a good thing. -
When Oregon鈥檚 sweeping child welfare class action lawsuit was finally settled this fall, the judge presiding over the case lamented how 鈥渇rankly over-lawyered beyond belief鈥� the case had been. -
While the GOP won big in Washington, D.C., Beaver State Republicans didn't gain ground this year. -
Tobias Read appears poised to become Oregon鈥檚 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鈥檚 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. -
鈥淕host guns,鈥� which are 3D-printed firearms without serial numbers, will be prohibited across Oregon starting Sunday. -
Oregon鈥檚 latest revenue forecast suggests yet another kicker is coming in 2026 -
Oregon鈥檚 temperatures are dipping, but last month鈥檚 heat wave solidified an unsettling trend: Extreme heat is hitting Oregon鈥檚 aging population hard.
