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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Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle is in a rematch against critics on both the left and right in the race to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Hoyle again faces Republican Monique DeSpain, a retired Air Force Colonel, and Pacific Green Party candidate Justin Filip. -
Just one contested county commissioner race will be on the Lane County ballot this fall: East Lane County incumbent Heather Buch is facing challenger Jake Pelroy. -
Willamette High School teacher Nate Jackson was greeted by cheers and fanfare Tuesday during a surprise celebration to announce his selection as Oregon’s Teacher of The Year. Jackson teaches American and Black studies in the Bethel School District. -
The Eugene 4J School District is now accepting nominations to rename César Chávez Elementary. The district started the process to rename the school this summer after the New York Times reported allegations of sexual misconduct against the labor activist that spanned decades. -
Aspire is one of a few healthcare providers in Lane County that told KLCC they want to – but haven’t been able to – get a contract with Lane County's Medicaid insurer Trillium. That’s left Aspire without access to its target population, and other providers considering scaling back their services. -
A student who sued Lane Community College after he was banned from campus will be allowed to return to school. -
Junction City School District in Lane County was one of a few districts that saw more significant gains – especially in English language arts. -
About 600,000 Oregon Health Plan members will soon receive a notice that Medicaid is about to change. In Oregon, that means some people will need to renew their coverage every six months instead of every two years. Many between the ages of 19 and 64 will also need to prove they work or volunteer. -
Democrat Val Hoyle is in a rematch with Republican retired Air Force Colonel Monique DeSpain, in the race to represent Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. This time around, however, candidates are facing voters' worries about artificial intelligence. -
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle held a “stop the corruption” town hall in Springfield Thursday. The town hall was a part of a tour focusing on concerns about corruption in politics.
