Amanda Peacher

Amanda Peacher is an Arthur F. Burns fellow reporting and producing in Berlin in 2013. Amanda is from Portland, Oregon, where she works as the public insight journalist for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She produces radio and online stories, data visualizations, multimedia projects, and facilitates community engagement opportunities for OPB's newsroom.

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BLM Headquarters Moving To Colorado

By • 11 hours ago

The Bureau of Land Management is officially relocating its headquarters the MountainWest. That’s according to an announcement by Colorado Senator Cory Gardner.

Climbing Is A Growing Sport, Says New Report

By • Jul 12, 2019

More and more people are becoming rock climbers, and the economic effects are big in our region. That’s according to a new report from the American Alpine Club.

 


New Podcast Looks At How Prisons Might Need To Treat Transgender Inmates

By & & Mountain West News Bureau • Jul 11, 2019
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Any day now, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on the case of Adree Edmo. She’s a transgender woman currently in prison in Idaho. She sued the state for sex reassignment surgery—and won.

The state appealed. And now the 9th Circuit’s decision on her case could have implications not only for her but for transgender inmates across the West and potentially the nation.

Trump Proposal Could Change How Many People Get SNAP, Medicaid And Other Benefits

By • Jun 20, 2019

According to a new analysis, proposed changes to the federal poverty line could mean big changes for low income people in the Mountain West.


Outdoor Industry Says China Tariffs Are Hurting Their Industry

By • Jun 18, 2019

If you’re in the market for a new tent or fleece jacket, you could see prices for those products go up. The Trump Administration is proposing new tariffs on items like these that are produced in China.

 


9th Circuit Set To Hear Idaho Transgender Inmate Appeal

By • May 15, 2019

On a late afternoon in September 2015, a 27-year-old transgender inmate named Adree Edmo wrote a note in her cinder block prison cell in Idaho. She wanted to be clear that what she was about to do was not an attempt at suicide.

 


Leaders Of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Standoff Acquitted

By • Oct 27, 2016

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After Armed Occupation, Tensions Linger Near Oregon Wildlife Refuge

By • Feb 29, 2016

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Armed Occupation Of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Takes Turn With Arrest Of Militants

By • Jan 27, 2016

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Residents Grow Restless As Armed Occupation In Oregon Drags On

By • Jan 20, 2016

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