Lauren Dake is a Political Reporter and Producer at Oregon Public Broadcasting. She specializes in covering politics and rural issues across Oregon and Washington, with a focus on elections, government, and public policy. Lauren's work has been featured in various outlets, including Newport News Times, WAMU 88.5, and NPR.
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Lauren Dake's coverage focuses on government and politics, specifically within the local context of Oregon and Portland. She extensively covers topics related to foster care, school funding, legislative sessions, and specific lawmakers in the region.
Given her focus on local government announcements and legal policy regulation with a strong emphasis on Oregon-specific issues, Lauren would likely be interested in pitches that provide insights from local policymakers or experts familiar with Oregon's political landscape. Additionally, she may appreciate pitches that offer expert commentary or analysis regarding the impact of legal policies and government decisions on foster care programs or education funding within the state.
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By: Erik Neumann, Dirk Vanderhart, Lauren Dake
The deadliest industrial incident in nearly a century hit the Southwest Washington community hard.
By: Lauren Dake
A funding cut could hamstring the agency’s ability to investigate what went wrong at the paper mill.
By: Dirk Vanderhart, Lauren Dake
Packwood, who died last week, was at the center of one of the most shocking sex scandals in Congressional history.
By: Lauren Dake
Attorney General Dan Rayfield says the federal government is not doing enough to fight monopolies and mergers.
By: Lauren Dake, Conrad
The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $49 million dollars to the families of inmates who died while in state custody during the COVID-19 pandemic and to the more than 5,000 people who contracted the virus while incarcerated.
By: Lauren Dake, Kyra Buckley, Alex Zielinski
The Portland-owned arena was at the center of political and business discourse this week.
By: Lauren Dake
The agency confirmed her firing but released no further comment.
By: Lauren Dake, Amelia Templeton
The governor and Hathi characterized it as a personal decision
By: Lauren Dake, Dirk Vanderhart
The Supreme Court seemed on the verge of barring Oregon, Washington and other vote-by-mail states from accepting ballots that arrive after Election Day. But the court ruled this week – and those changes are not coming.We’ll take a look at the latest developments that dictate how elections in the Pacific Northwest will play out.
By: Lauren Dake
All three died of cancer believed to be connected to their firefighting duties.
