Luke Baumgarten

Spokane

Editor and Publisher at RANGE Media

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No one will protect us but us – RANGE Media

1 month ago | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

It took me a day to realize that, when my source said they were trying to connect me with “the American lady who got interrogated by ICE,” they were talking about a different person than I had asked about. Every day since January 20, the number of people detained by immigration officials in our community grows. And every day our team pulls a little more thread on the breadth of the immigration detention operations happening in our area.
Immigration officials are arresting people in Washington and warehousing them in Idaho – RANGE Media

2 months ago | rangemedia.co | Aaron Hedge |Luke Baumgarten

This story was written in partnership between RANGE and FāVS News, a nonprofit newsroom covering faith and values in the Inland Northwest. Learn more about FāVS’s work here. At least four people arrested by federal agents in Spokane County were held in the Kootenai County Jail on behalf of federal immigration enforcement in the last two weeks, starting days after President Donald Trump took office. One of the people was detained on charges of unlawful border crossing, according to jail records.
RANGE against the machine – RANGE Media

2 months ago | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

In the last 10 days, we’ve seen things happen in the Inland Northwest I had hoped I would never see. I have heard things from the mouths of people I love I had hoped I would never hear. I have heard outlandish, unbelievable rumors that have turned out to be true. I have heard outlandish, unbelievable rumors that turned out to be false. All of those rumors — both the true and the false — sparked terror in communities I admire, in people I love, and inside my own heart and gut. That’s how terror works.
Announcing Newsy Couture — streetwear for the civically engaged – RANGE Media

Dec 11, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWORKER-OWNED NEWSROOM UNVEILS *NEWSY COUTURE* — STREETWEAR FOR THE CIVICALLY ENGAGEDSpokane, WA – RANGE, the iconic journalism brand you know for its cooperative structure, deep investigations, civic engagement barcrawls, and the raw animal magnetism of its staff is back with its most shameless ambitious project yet: Putting designs on clothes you can buy to show your commitment to accountability while helping RANGE keep afflicting the powerful and empowering the afflicted.
Where the money goes – RANGE Media

Nov 19, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten |Valerie Osier

Last week, we launched our end-of-year member drive. Thanks so much to the 5 RANGEheads who already signed up this month! You are our heroes. In total, 634 of your neighbors have already shown up for us, proving that community news has community support. Will you join them and ensure RANGE can continue to produce journalism that truly serves the Inland Northwest? Back in August, we shared what sustainability means for RANGE. We know that we can no longer rely on grants — nor do we want to.
Is French fried? Probably not. – RANGE Media

Nov 7, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Erin Sellers |Luke Baumgarten |Aaron Hedge

The big story in our feeds is obviously the solid win that gave the White House, for a second time, to Donald Trump. It’s a hard thing to look away from, but as we do at RANGE, let’s zoom in to the local counting in some really important regional races are in the works, including for three state initiatives and further counting in a race that could remake the Spokane County Board of Commissioners.
Initiative 2109: The Tax that 99.95% of People Don’t Pay – RANGE Media

Nov 4, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

HOW TO READ THIS STORY: I had a hell of a time writing this. Ask my colleagues. There are extremely important top-line realities that will help voters decide whether to vote to repeal this tax that I absolutely did not want to bury in a super long, super wonky story. But the details matter! And they help explain some of the lingering fears people might have about potentially having to pay this tax later in life, even if they didn’t know it existed until reading this.
A national win for a local worker-owned newsroom – RANGE Media

Oct 16, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten |Valerie Osier

We have some amazing news: Today RANGE was named one of 205 newsrooms across the US, Guam and Puerto Rico to receive a grant of $100,000, thanks to funding from Press Forward, the nationwide initiative to strengthen communities by reinvigorating local news.
A look back on Terrain: 15 years of immersive Spokane art – RANGE Media

Oct 4, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

Editor’s Note: Luke Baumgarten is one of the founders (and a current board member) of Terrain — and also the founder of RANGE. As most of the team was not here at Terrain’s birth (two of us were literal children and one was in college), we asked Luke to write a reflection for the 15 year anniversary. I would love to be able to start this by saying: From the first notes played by the first band at the first Terrain, my friends and I knew we had created something that would change Spokane.
They hear us coming – RANGE Media

Sep 14, 2024 | rangemedia.co | Luke Baumgarten

Hey, it’s Luke,I’m going to give you an update on our campaign to save RANGE but first, I wanted to call back to a story we wrote last week. One specific passage, actually.