Lauren Gambino

Journalist

New York City

New York City-based journalist and multimedia producer. Formerly a legislative reporter at The Associated Press in Oregon. US-UK Fulbright Scholar.

Lauren Gambino

Journalist

New York City

New York City-based journalist and multimedia producer. Formerly a legislative reporter at The Associated Press in Oregon. US-UK Fulbright Scholar.

New York homeless shelters housing record-high 53,000 people per night
The number of homeless people staying overnight in New York City shelters has eclipsed the record-high population reported last year, reaching an average of more than 50,000 people per night, according to a new study . The annual report released Wednesday by the Coalition for the Homeless paints a bleak picture of the current state of homeless in New York City and offers a series of specific policy recommendations for new mayor Bill de Blasio.
The Guardian
Thrown in jail for being poor: the booming for-profit probation industry
In January 2013, Clifford Hayes, a homeless man suffering from lupus and looking for a night off the streets, walked into the sheriff’s office in Augusta, Georgia. It was a standard visit: he needed police clearance, a requirement of many homeless shelters, to stay overnight at the Salvation Army.
The Guardian
A View From the Top: Peter Orszag
Peter Orszag is Vice Chairman of Global Banking at Citigroup , where he also chairs the Public Sector and Financial Strategies and Solutions Groups.
The Atlantic
A View From the Top: Leading a 21st Century University
A conversation with Michael K. Young, President of the University of Washington, as he shares insights on the future of higher education.
The Atlantic
Video
Oregon gun control backers look ahead to next session
A gun shop just a few blocks from the state Capitol shows the effect of recent gun control efforts in the Oregon Legislature — nothing's changed.
KATU.com
guns Politics Oregon
In death, Facebook photos could fade away forever
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — A grieving Oregon mother who battled Facebook for full access to her deceased son's account has been pushing for years for something that would prevent others from losing photos, messages and other memories — as she did. "Everybody's going to face this kind of a situation at some point in their lives," says Karen Williams, whose 22-year-old son died in a 2005 motorcycle accident.
The Associated Press
May Day activists cheer state immigration laws
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law taking effect from Maryland to Oregon are provisions that lower tuition rates, advance employment opportunities and repeal hard-line regulations approved within the last decade.
The Associated Press
Boring & Dull Day Announced
SALEM, Ore. — Legislative sessions can be dull and boring, but Oregon lawmakers have moved to commemorate the humdrum – even if no one is sure quite how. Based on their mundane names, the communities of Dull, Scotland, and Boring, Oregon, formed an international partnership last year to build cultural and commercial connections.
The Huffington Post
Slain Gabrielle Giffords staffer's fiancee urges gun law
The fiancee of a congressional staffer killed along with five others in the shooting that severely injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., urged state lawmakers Tuesday to ban gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds.
The Arizona Republic
guns Arizona Politics
Syrian forces shoot dead protesters despite ceasefire
Syrian forces shot dead three anti-government protesters on Friday on the second day of a nationwide ceasefire, as tens of thousands of people demonstrated against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.
The Daily Telegraph
Middle East World News
Survey change likely means more ELL students for school districts
School districts are likely to see increases in English-language learners and the costs associated with the program after the federal government demanded that Arizona change a survey it uses to screen students, school officials and observers say.
Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Immigration Long form Politics
Kofi Annan's time as envoy for Syria: a story of failure
Kofi Annan has said there is still time to end the violence in Syria despite renewed bombardment by the regime after the passing of a UN-backed deadline for a complete withdrawal of government troops.
The Daily Telegraph
Middle East World News
Stopped and searched
Video: For Suha Akyar and thousands of other young men across the UK, being stopped and searched is a part of life. In his own words, Suha describes what it feels like to be stopped and searched.
Arts London News
UK Video
Review finds emergency-action plans lacking for some Arizona dams
WILLIAMS – On this breezy spring day, Melvin Berry, a Williams. resident for the past 27 years, casts his fishing line into Santa. Fe Reservoir. Berry said this spot, directly behind a 42-feet-high.
East Valley Tribune
Long form Arizona Politics
Oregon Senate passes bill on vaccination education
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill that is intended to persuade more Oregon parents to take their kids to doctors for shots and get over their mistrust of conventional medicine has taken a big step in the Legislature with passage by the state Senate. Oregon has the nation's highest rate of parents refusing vaccinations for their kindergartners for nonmedical reasons.
The Associated Press
Another State Takes Up Gun Control Measures
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard four hours of public testimony on a package of four bills that would expand background checks and add new restrictions on carrying firearms.
The Huffington Post

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Lauren Gambino is a journalist and multimedia producer based in New York City where she currently works at the Guardian.

She has experience covering a range of issues and topics including international affairs, immigration, women's rights, racial division, gun control, education, public policy and state government.

Most recently, she covered Oregon's 2013 Legislative session as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press.

A Fulbright scholar, Lauren earned her master's degree in journalism from the London College of Communication.

In London, she had the opportunity to undercover-report for the BBC's current affairs program Panorama, report on breaking international news for The Daily Telegraph and work on feature stories for The Observer.

She holds a combined Bachelor's and Master's degree from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University.

At Cronkite, she worked as a legislative reporter for Cronkite News Service, a university-based wire service delivering content to newspapers throughout Arizona and other states.

Lauren also participated in the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative for investigative reporting. She won a Hearst Award for her investigation into a federal program that prosecutes illegal immigrants before deporting them.