Erik Neumann
Erik Neumann is OPB’s Southwest Washington Bureau Chief. He has more than a decade of experience as a radio reporter, writer and editor. Before working at OPB, he was the news director at Jefferson Public Radio in Ashland, Oregon and a health care reporter at KUER in Salt Lake City, Utah. Erik has a master’s degree from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
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Nine candidates are running in the state’s August primary, but only two will emerge from that race to compete in November. It’s one of just 18 around the country that’s considered a toss-up. -
The state audit shows that the district faced a widening gap between revenue and expenses as costs climbed over the past four years. -
The Instagram account included images described as ‘damaging’ depicting high school staff. -
Southwest Washington Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s centrist politics are being seen as a template for the 2026 midterms. -
Workers laid off because of the government shutdown may be eligible for state employment benefits. -
As many as 250,000 residents could lose Medicaid coverage in Washington. That reduction would mean fewer patients can pay at hospitals that are already struggling. -
The Chinook Indian Nation of Southwest Washington has been trying to get federal recognition from the U.S. government since the mid-90s. -
Some officials worried this could be the ‘poison pill that stops the bridge.’ -
Manufactured home parks have undergone a national trend in recent years, shifting from the hands of small landlords to real estate investors. Residents say they’re being priced out. -
Three southwest Washington cities will soon decide whether health concerns about adding fluoride to their city drinking water outweigh the oral health benefits.
