Rebecca Hansen-White
ReporterRebecca Hansen-White joined the KLCC News Department in November 2023. She started her journalism career in print, first as an editorial assistant at her hometown paper, The Dayton Chronicle in Southeast Washington. She spent the 2017 legislative session at the Washington Statehouse as a correspondent for The Columbia Basin Herald newspaper. She moved to The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane in 2018, covering local government and criminal justice issues. She started her public radio career in 2021 as a reporter, and fill-in host for Spokane Public Radio where she covered healthcare, rural communities and environmental issues.
Rebecca studied journalism and political science at Washington State University and enjoys collecting vintage records, and spending time with her husband and cat Iris.
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Eugene 4J School District leaders released the last phase of budget reductions this week. The new round of proposed cuts could eliminate 110 classroom teachers and support staff. District leaders say they need to reduce the budget by about $30 million total. -
Willamalane Parks and Recreation District in Springfield may ask voters for a tax rate increase for the first time since it was founded in the 1940s. -
Former Republican Rep. Charlie Conrad is seeking the eastern Lane County state House seat he once held, but this time, as a member of the Independent Party of Oregon. He announced a bid Friday to unseat Darin Harbick, the Republican who beat him in a primary two years ago. -
The district will layoff 27 employees and eliminate some vacant positions. Those cuts will impact school schedules and cause some employees to change buildings according to the district, and cause other staffing changes visible to students. -
Oregon lawmakers will soon consider a bill that would require communication companies to quickly respond to domestic violence, or stalking warrants. -
In her second annual State of the City Address Monday evening, Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson highlighted the city’s successes, including improving public safety downtown and building more housing. -
The proposal includes scaling back summer school, college readiness and some online programs as well as cuts to classified, licensed and administrative jobs to help close a $30 million gap. -
Florence City Council will consider later this month whether to continue using automatic license plate cameras from private company Flock Safety. -
Eugene has announced three city manager finalists; two that already lead cities in Oregon and one internal candidate who is doing the job on a temporary basis. Public interviews are Jan. 13. -
The Lane County Board of Commissioners has chosen West Lane County Commissioner Ryan Ceniga as their new chair for 2026.
