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Ballots were mailed out to registered voters in Salem on Wednesday, Oct. 17.
Election day for the mail vote is Nov. 7.
Those folks in Salem will see a proposed payroll tax on their ballots. If approved, it would affect wage-earning and self-employed Salem workers earning above minimum wage for their work performed within city limits.
The wage tax is intended to raise money to keep and expand city services. A business-led campaign forced the tax onto the ballot after the Salem City Council initially approved it earlier this year without a public vote.
Elsewhere in Marion County, voters will decide on tax measures related to fire services for the Aurora Rural Fire, Idanha-Detroit Fire, Jefferson Rural Fire, Keizer Fire and Marion County Fire District 1.
Bond measures are on the ballot for voters in the Silver Falls and St. Paul School Districts, along with a tax levy in Donald.
Find below our preview of the November special election as well as answers to your questions about the proposed payroll tax.
Here’s some of today’s news. You can always find our latest reports anytime of day or night on our website.
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County clerks in Marion and Polk counties have mailed out ballots that include a measure to decide the fate of Salem’s city payroll tax. Election Day is Nov. 7.
19 Oct 2023
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County clerks in Marion and Polk counties have mailed out ballots that include a measure to decide the fate of Salem’s city payroll tax. Election Day is Nov. 7.
19 Oct 2023
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Get an early start on celebrating Halloween, watch a roller derby bout and learn about the Mid-Willamette Valley’s bees and butterflies this weekend in Salem.
19 Oct 2023
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Get an early start on celebrating Halloween, watch a roller derby bout and learn about the Mid-Willamette Valley’s bees and butterflies this weekend in Salem.
19 Oct 2023
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Ron Eachus went from opposing the Vietnam War as a University of Oregon student to a career on Oregon’s Public Utility Commission, pushing to hold telecom and power companies accountable…
19 Oct 2023
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Ron Eachus went from opposing the Vietnam War as a University of Oregon student to a career on Oregon’s Public Utility Commission, pushing to hold telecom and power companies accountable…
19 Oct 2023
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Dozens of people posed questions about Salem’s proposed wage tax at Salem Reporter’s Town Hall. As ballots go out, we’re answering as many as we can.
19 Oct 2023
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Dozens of people posed questions about Salem’s proposed wage tax at Salem Reporter’s Town Hall. As ballots go out, we’re answering as many as we can.
19 Oct 2023
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