Lauren Dake
Lauren Dake is a political reporter and producer for 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. She’s spent time in a maximum-security prison in Bogota, Colombia (for a story!) and sat in a sweat lodge on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
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Latest Stories
Oregon’s First Lady gets new state-funded adviser amid departure of Kotek’s top aides
Oregon Department of Administrative Services staffer Meliah Masiba has been appointed adviser for the “Office of the First Spouse” starting March 25.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s chief of staff is leaving, 2 other top aides in flux
Gov. Tina Kotek's office is seeing its first major changes at the top since she entered this role.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Environmental takeaways from Oregon’s legislative session
Oregon lawmakers accomplished many things during the short session, but environmental policies were not at the top of the docket. But that doesn’t mean nothing passed the legislative finish line.
Oregon lawmakers send money for housing projects down the drain — literally
This legislative session, state lawmakers are sending roughly $100 million taxpayer dollars directly to cities to upgrade aging infrastructure and sewer systems, both of which can impede housing development.
2 Oregon state senators barred from seeking reelection after walkout will seek statewide office
Sen. Brian Boquist, R-Dallas, is one of eight state senators prohibited from running again for state Senate, after participating in extended walkouts last year.
‘OPB Politics Now’: What the 2024 Oregon Legislature accomplished
As Oregon lawmakers convened last month, they had an ambitious agenda headlined by complicated questions around like housing and homelessness and the drug addiction crisis. They ended up passing major legislation and they actually got along. On this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now" we explain how they managed it and what they accomplished.
Oregon Legislature adjourns after drug law changes, a housing boost and limits to campaign spending
Oregon lawmakers wrapped up the 2024 short legislative session on Thursday night after muscling through a remarkable number of high-profile policies in a little more than one month.
Oregon lawmakers will not put an end to daylight saving time this year
Earlier this week, Senate Bill 1548, the measure that would have put Oregon on permanent standard time, narrowly passed the state Senate. But on Tuesday, Democratic House Speaker Daniel Rayfield’s office confirmed the bill was dead for this session.
Lawmakers approve Gov. Tina Kotek’s top priority for the session; funding expected to ease Oregon housing crisis
Those two measures, along with House Bill 4134, will send a total of $376 million toward boosting housing production, funding infrastructure like roads and land acquisition and supporting renters.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Will cities take advantage of Kotek’s housing bill?
Oregon lawmakers are tackling some major issues in the short session. On the latest episode of "OPB Politics Now" we focus on the housing bill moving through Salem.