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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A bill to sharply limit corporate decision making in clinics and ban most healthcare noncompete agreements in Oregon cleared a key legislative committee Thursday. -
The fees will increase the costs of different types of building permits, as well as the cost of electrical, plumbing, and other types of construction fees in hopes of helping the county close a deficit in its land management department. -
Nearly 10% of Oregon kindergartners have a non-medical exemption to some or all of the vaccines that are required to attend school. That’s according to numbers released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority. -
The Eugene City Council is still pursuing a potential replacement to the embattled fire fee in the face of widespread budget cuts. -
Three candidates are running for an at-large seat in the rural, western Lane County district. -
Six candidates are running for three seats on the Lincoln County School District Board. -
Four candidates are running for two seats at the Bend-LaPine School District. -
Four candidates are running for two positions on the Sisters School District Board. Candidates said they were concerned about the district’s ability to recruit teachers and financial uncertainty. -
Eight candidates are running for three seats on the Greater Albany School District Board. Most candidates say they're focused on restoring trust and improving transparency. -
Six candidates are running for three seats on the Siuslaw School District.
