Allison Frost is a journalist based in Portland, Oregon. She writes for OPB and her work has also been featured in the Herald and News and KLCC. Allison covers a wide range of topics, including social issues, legal matters, arts and culture, and local news in the Oregon area.
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In this undated photo from the author's website, Portland writer Tom Spanbauer is pictured sitting outside with a coffee mug. Courtesy Michael Sage Ricci/TomSpanbauer.com
The Oregon Public Utility Commission has approved rate hike upon rate hike in recent years, and consumers are feeling the pinch.
Plans for cleanup of the Hanford nuclear reservation’s 56 million gallons of radioactive waste near Richland, WA are moving slowly forward. A public comment period for the latest plan ended this summer.
Measure 117 would implement ranked choice voting for all federal and statewide races in Oregon by 2028. Proponents say the time is now. Opponents say: not so fast. We talk with representatives on both sides of this election question and debate the issues.
Intel is a global company based in California and the largest private employer in Oregon. We discus what the recent layoffs mean for workers and the economy here.
Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott talks with us about all the voting thing. Do you have questions about ranked choice returns, ballot security, postmarks or other voting-related questions?
By: Gemma DiCarlo, Sheraz Sadiq, Elizabeth Castillo, Allison Frost
Members of OPB’s politics team join us to provide analysis and share the latest updates on Oregon races in the general election. They’ll discuss the results of statewide ballot measures and analyze some of the congressional district races, as well as the latest developments in Portland’s historic elections to choose a new mayor and expand the city council from five seats to 12. We’ll also hear from some of the candidates who won or are leading in statewide and US Congressional races.
Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defeated a challenge from Trump-identified Republican Joe Kent in Washington’s 3rd District — despite the fact that Trump won that same district. She joins us from Washington, D.C. to tell us more about how she plans to represent her district and work across the aisle
Lane County signed a contract with Eugene-based Bulk Handling Systems to create a state-of-the-art recycling center unlike any other in Oregon. It will sort garbage and comingled recycling and produce methane from the organic waste, generating renewable natural gas. According to the county, it will be “the most technologically advanced waste processing facility in the country,”
By: Allison Frost
Janelle Bynum gives an acceptance speech at her campaign headquarters in Clackamas, Ore., after winning the race to represent Oregon's Fifth Congressional District, Nov. 8, 2024. Speaking to the press, Bynum said, "It's time that Oregon 5 is represented by a true member of their community. Someone who shows up when they're needed and stands up for them, even when the problems are hard."
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