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If you went to the Salem Saturday Market or the Art Fair over the weekend, there’s a good chance you encountered someone with a clipboard asking you to sign a petition.

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Oregon Business and Industry’s campaign to refer a city council-approved payroll tax to Salem voters is in full swing. Organizers said they’ve gathered over 4,000 signatures as of Tuesday. Reporter Abbey McDonald has the latest below.

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Petition to bring Salem payroll tax to public vote hits 4,000 signatures, organizers say
Two weeks after a split city council vote, an Oregon business group’s campaign said it has gathered over 4,000 unverified signatures to bring the Salem employee-paid payroll tax to a…
Petition to bring Salem payroll tax to public vote hits 4,000 signatures, organizers say
Two weeks after a split city council vote, an Oregon business group’s campaign said it has gathered over 4,000 unverified signatures to bring the Salem employee-paid payroll tax to a…
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Oregon state Treasurer Read prepares to enter secretary of state race
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Oregon’s treasurer is the first to officially announce intentions to run for secretary of state after Shemia Fagan left under a cloud of scandal.

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