We want your input on what budget cuts or other strategies city leaders should consider if voters don’t approve a payroll tax in the November election.
At a Salem City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 18, city leaders proposed a five-year plan that included closing the west Salem branch of the public library, pulling city funding from homeless shelters and limit cleanings at public parks.
What would you like the city to do going forward?
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The Salem City Council meets Monday, Sept. 25, to consider a project that would remove an invasive plant from the Oxbow Slough in Minto-Brown Island Park, and revisit an ordinance…
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CATCH OUR SHOW: Our journalists discuss the news of the day with Wendy Brokaw of Capital Community Media. TODAY: Pay raises for local teachers, a new clinic to care for…
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New state test data released Thursday shows local students performed worse on reading and math tests than in 2022. District leaders say they intend to focus on attendance and consistent…
New state test data released Thursday shows local students performed worse on reading and math tests than in 2022. District leaders say they intend to focus on attendance and consistent…
21 Sep 2023
ATTEND THE TOWN HALL
A Town Hall open and free to the public will explore issues around Salem’s new wage tax. Salem Reporter is hosting the event Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the Elsinore Theatre. Voters will get a chance to decide whether the tax stays in November.
Hear from supporters and opponents, get facts about city spending. Salem Reporter journalists will question panelists.
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