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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Tommy Gong, who has more than 20 years of experience administering elections in California, was selected after a national search. He succeeds former Clerk Dena Dawson, who left to become the elections director for the Oregon Secretary of State's office. -
Lincoln County will ask voters in November for a five-year-levy to raise funds for veteran services. -
The group says they fear the system could be used to surveil marginalized communities, activists, or undermine Oregon sanctuary law, which prohibits public resources being used for immigration enforcement. -
In Oregon, anyone can sue if they believe local law enforcement has wrongfully helped immigration authorities. Only one coalition, The Rural Organizing Project, has done so successfully, winning a suit against Cottage Grove last year. -
Square One Villages’ newest project, Rosa Village, will allow residents to own a share of the property, instead of individual single family homes. -
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden announced Friday that he has made a deal with AI-license-plate reader company Flock to limit other state’s access to Oregon’s data.
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Two top administrators for the McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield are out of a job, and the company that owns the hospital isn’t saying why. -
Lane County and a volunteer auxiliary group, the Lane County Sheriff Mounted Posse, were sued in federal court Tuesday over allegations of racial profiling, assault and civil rights violations. -
Rep. Val Hoyle, a Democrat from Springfield, said the bill will reduce the state’s access to healthcare and imperil Oregon’s efforts to address climate change. -
The Eugene City Council officially started the search for a new city manager Wednesday by unanimously choosing a professional search firm. Current city manager Sarah Medary will retire at the end of the year.
