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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Springfield Lane County Commission incumbent David Loveall conceded his race to challenger Sean VanGordon over the weekend. -
The Eugene 4J School District Board could approve next year’s budget as soon as May 27.
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The city of Cottage Grove is preparing to make several budget cuts–including to its library–in an effort to close an ongoing structural gap. -
Two challengers in the races to represent Springfield and East Lane County on the Board of Commissioners remained ahead in the latest set of results released Thursday. -
As of Thursday afternoon, the funding measure was leading by 218 votes. -
Two incumbents seeking reelection to the Lane Board of County Commissioners were trailing election night, according to preliminary results. In Springfield, challenger Sean VanGordon was ahead of incumbent David Loveall, and in East Lane County, Jake Pelroy was ahead of incumbent Heather Buch.
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On election night, 4th Congressional District incumbent Val Hoyle was far ahead in the Democratic Primary against Corvallis challenger Melissa Bird, according to preliminary results. -
Springfield School District leaders had their first chance to weigh in on next school year’s budget Thursday. If approved, this budget would eliminate nearly 34 positions. -
Residents of a retirement mobile home park in West Eugene are working to buy their own community after it was put up for sale by its out of state owners. -
Springfield Public Schools says it will need to eliminate nearly 33.5 positions to balance next year's budget. The draft spending plan was released on Friday.
