Lisa Balick

Portland

Anchor and Reporter at KOIN-TV (Portland, OR)

Reporter/Weekend Anchor KOIN-TV Portland OR [email protected] @KOINNews @koin6news

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Articles

Shelter providers to city councilors: Fund micro-villages

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Storm Wolf |Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Barbara Weber used her lived experience to tell Portland city councilors how important it is to fund and continue to expand micro-villages such as the Safe Rest Villages that provide case management and social services in a step toward permanent housing. Weber said she “came to live in Portland with my aunt and uncle. As a teenager I chose Portland to be my home. Like everyone else, I had the same basic needs food, water, shelter, clean clothes, and sleep.
Preschool For All opens new facility in NE Portland

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jered Bogli’s son is in a Multnomah County preschool for all program and is grateful for how it’s helped his family. “The impact Preschool For All has made in our lives as a family I don’t think I can accurately state here,” Bogli said.
Preschool For All opens new facility in NE Portland

2 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Tim Steele

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Jered Bogli’s son is in a Multnomah County preschool for all program and is grateful for how it’s helped his family. “The impact Preschool For All has made in our lives as a family I don’t think I can accurately state here,” Bogli said.
Oregon lawmakers consider bill that bans flavored tobacco products

3 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Danny Peterson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In an effort to try and curb teen vaping, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to ban flavored tobacco sales. That bill is expected to head to the Senate floor this week. Supporters gathered in Salem to try and win votes. There have been attempts at local bans on sales of these products, some of which are now tied up in court. This bill would make a ban state-wide but there is some opposition. State lawmaker Hai Pham of Beaverton is a pediatric dentist.
Oregon lawmakers consider bill that bans flavored tobacco products

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In an effort to try and curb teen vaping, Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to ban flavored tobacco sales. That bill is expected to head to the Senate floor this week. Supporters gathered in Salem to try and win votes. Atrops trial finally begins in 1988 cold case murder There have been attempts at local bans on sales of these products, some of which are now tied up in court. This bill would make a ban state-wide but there is some opposition.
Should Oregon end its vote-by-mail system? Legislators seek public opinion

3 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Aimee Plante

SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Legislature first approved mail-in voting in 1981 and it was adopted by a majority of counties by 1987. But it wasn’t until 1998 that Oregon voters approved a measure requiring that all elections be vote-by-mail. The state then became the first to conduct a presidential election by mail in 2000. But Republican State Sen.
Should Oregon end its vote-by-mail system? Legislators seek public opinion

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Legislature first approved mail-in voting in 1981 and it was adopted by a majority of counties by 1987. But it wasn’t until 1998 that Oregon voters approved a measure requiring that all elections be vote-by-mail. The state then became the first to conduct a presidential election by mail in 2000. But Republican State Sen.
Oregon Food Bank and other nutrition services left in limbo after federal cuts

4 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick |Danny Peterson

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Food Bank has been left in limbo after a major source of federal funding has been put on the chopping block. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled $500 million in food deliveries across the country, according to The Washington Post.
Oregon Food Bank and other nutrition services left in limbo after federal cuts

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Lisa Balick

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Food Bank has been left in limbo after a major source of federal funding has been put on the chopping block. This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled $500 million in food deliveries across the country, according to The Washington Post.
Moms march to Oregon Capitol over childcare

4 weeks ago | koin.com | Lisa Balick

SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — Annel Palacios owns a tire store and often brings her 3-year-old to work. When business is slow she can’t afford a regular monthly child care bill of $2300. Palacios was one of dozens of people who marched with the Family Forward Oregon group to the state Capitol in Salem to talk with lawmakers about childcare access and affordability. “It’s impossible right now,” Palacios told KOIN 6 News.