Lauren Dake

Lauren Dake is a state government and politics reporter and producer at OPB.

Lauren’s work into the state’s child-welfare system has uncovered millions of dollars of misused taxpayer dollars, led to several statewide policy changes and a Congressional investigation. She’s reported on sexual harassment in the state’s juvenile justice system and at the state Capitol. Her favorite stories fairly question those in power and highlight those who are often ignored.

Her work has also appeared in The Guardian, NPR, Today, Explained, The 19th News, Reveal and elsewhere. She studied journalism at Northwestern University.

She grew up in a rural timber town in Oregon and started her journalism career covering Madras, Prineville and Warm Springs. Reach her at ldake@opb.org.