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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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. -
Family members and the child鈥檚 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鈥檚 behavioral health initiatives, is the latest staffer to resign from the administration this year. -
President Biden鈥檚 decision to drop out has at least momentarily galvanized the Democratic Party. Experts say that could shift especially close races. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek joined top Democrats from across the nation on Monday in endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take over as the Democratic party鈥檚 presidential nominee after President Joe Biden鈥檚 sudden departure from his campaign for re-election. -
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner鈥檚 Office reported Monday that it鈥檚 looking into four possible heat-related deaths between Friday and Sunday. Another suspected heat death has been reported in Coos Bay. -
Panel evenly split over whether to investigate case further, ethics chair pushes for a deeper investigation. -
If advocates collect enough signatures, Oregonians would consider the change in 2026. -
Three schools across Oregon will receive funding in the upcoming school year to run a pilot program helping kids placed in foster care graduate from high school.
