By Salem Reporter
Oregon waits as game of political poker plays out at the Capitol
State Rep. Cheri Helt, a Republican from Bend, was the lone member of her party to show up for a floor session in the Oregon House on Tuesday, Feb. 25. The walkout by her colleagues echoed one the day before…
Art Association’s event raises money for field trips, school programs
Alicia Bay, Sandra Burnett and Nathan Bay attend the Clay Ball on Saturday, Feb. 22, in Salem to support the Salem Art Association. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) A 21st birthday is always a party – and the Salem…
Political climate change hits Capitol as House Republicans abandon daily session
SALEM — A day after their counterparts in the Senate vacated the Capitol, Republican representatives brought the House to a halt Tuesday, skipping a daily session in protest of a controversial climate bill. Their absence blocked the House from taking…
Finger pointing was prime product at Legislature Monday as Senate Republicans bolt
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, was the only one of 11 Republican senators to show up for Monday’s floor session of the Oregon Senate. The other 10 senators boycotted the session over fierce opposition to pending climate change legislation. (Claire…
Oregon Senate Republicans walk out
Oregon State Capitol, Legislature (Salem Reporter/file) SALEM — Republicans in the Senate boycotted a floor session Monday morning, putting a stop to the Senate before it could consider a controversial greenhouse gas emissions legislation that has been a political lightning…
Salem’s Bud Pierce cited for service to American Cancer Society
Kathy Ottele presents Dr. Bud Pierce the American Cancer Society’s Distinguished Advocacy award on Thursday, Feb. 20, at an event in Salem. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Policymakers, cancer survivors, and health advocates met recently to learn more about…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Readers react to column about Capitol protests, telling us to keep going
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO of Salem Reporter In just 30 minutes, the emails started coming in. Last week, I described in a column how Salem Reporter approaching covering protests for and against pending climate change legislation. We had taken…
The Legislature’s greenhouse gas reduction bill has been the session’s most complex and contentious legislation. Here’s what it means
Senate Bill 1530 has been the most argued about legislation of the 2020 legislative session. Sen. Michael Dembrow, the bill’s chief architect, speaks during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources while Sen. Alan Olsen, R-Canby,…
Salem group takes interesting approach to presenting Lincoln’s speeches
Susan Friesen desperately wanted to get into her school’s band. Not because she loved music. Not yet. She wanted to get out of the general music class where a teacher had wronged her. “I remember we were preparing for a…
A bill seeking to crack down on masked rioters draws concerns over free speech and privacy
An anti-fascist counterprotester at a Patriot Prayer rally. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Legislation targeting mask-wearing rioters has drawn criticism from a coalition of civil rights and community organizations that say it’ll have a chilling effect on protests while setting the state back…