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FBI offers $50,000 reward in search for Brown University shooting suspect; Rob and Michele Reiner's son 'responsible' for their deaths, police say; Are TX charter schools hurting the education system? IL will raise the minimum age to jail children in 2026; Federal aid aims to help NH farmers offset tariff effects.

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Gun violence advocates call for changes after the latest mass shootings. President Trump declares fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction and the House debates healthcare plans.

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Farmers face skyrocketing healthcare costs if Congress fails to act this month, residents of communities without mental health resources are getting trained themselves and a flood-devasted Texas theater group vows, 'the show must go on.'

Eric Tegethoff

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Eric Tegethoff is a journalist covering the Northwest. Eric has worked as a reporter for KBOO, XRAY FM, and Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland, Oregon, as well as other print and digital news media. In 2012, Eric traveled to North Dakota to write about the Bakken region oil boom. He's also worked at a movie theater, as a campaign canvasser and quality assurance at a milk packaging factory. Eric is originally from Orlando, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida in 2010.


Languages Spoken: English

Topic Expertise: Northwest state politics, environment, labor

Local Expertise: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana

Location: Portland, OR

Demographic Expertise: low-income families, labor

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Seattle votes on democracy vouchers designed to counteract wealthy donors

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Bonneville Power energy market choice impacts NW environment

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BPA urged to focus on salmon, clean energy in market choice

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Analysis: Earned time prison programs improve outcomes

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Industrial farming in NC, US becomes breeding ground for bird flu

Industrial farming practices could be boosting the spread of bird flu. Avian influenza has been detected in poultry across the country, including in …

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With ozone season, bad air days to increase in NC

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Doctors, Idahoans rise up to protect state's medical education program

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NC moving away from police transporting people in mental health crisis

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'Egg-citing' ID bill lowers barriers for raising backyard chickens

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Low marks for NC Congress members in 2024 conservation scorecard

North Carolina lawmakers in Congress received mixed marks in the new League of Conservation Voters scorecard. The scorecard ranks members of …

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