By Salem Reporter
Hoping to keep his place in Oregon, a trucker heads to Salem
Jeremy Stinnett, a trucker involved in #TimberUnity, stands in front of his truck Thursday morning. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When Jeremy Stinnett, a truck driver from Yamhill County, sees kids gesturing for him to blow his rig’s horn, he’s happy to…
People who can’t pay traffic fines lose their license and get stuck in poverty. Legislation seeks to change that.
The House Judiciary Committee hears testimony on a bill that would end the practice of suspending people’s licenses because of unpaid fines. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Angela Donley sat in front of a legislative panel on Wednesday and told the story…
PHOTOS: Loggers, truckers, farmers and more head to Capitol, seeking to spike carbon policy plans
A rally and protest unfold in Salem on Thursday, Feb. 6. Timber Unity spent months organizing the latest display of objection to plans for environmental legislation seen as damaging to rural areas of Oregon. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) A rally…
After struggling with a stubborn homelessness problem, Salem sees relief in housing legislation
Tents line the boulevard next to The ARCHES Project in downtown, where homeless residents have congregated before the city’s camping ban. SOURCE: (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) House Speaker Tina Kotek wants to ease the state’s housing and homelessness problems with $120…
Hundreds to descend on Capitol in demonstration against cap and trade bill
Timber Unity supporters and other opponents rally against House Bill 2020 on June 27. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) SALEM – Activists from across Oregon will gather in Salem Thursday as they attempt to break a world record for the largest truck…
Oregonians tell lawmakers what they really think about cap and trade
SALEM — A hay farmer, a high school student and a physicist each strode up to a modest hearing room table Tuesday evening to give lawmakers a piece of their mind. That table was their stage for two minutes, their…
Judge rejects Sen. Brian Boquist’s public records lawsuit
Sen. Brian Boquist reflects on his political and military careers at his Dallas farm. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Senate President Peter Courtney and legislative employees didn’t improperly withhold public records requested by state Sen. Brian Boquist, a Marion County Circuit Court…
Quiet start to legislative session, but tensions simmer just below surface
Cap and trade architect Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, explains how he’s attempted to craft his legislation to overcome Republican opposition. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — A contentious proposal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions dominated political chatter in…
Sen. Peter Courtney introduces a bill to take into account the delayed effects of alcohol and a court ruling
Public safety – standing graphic Drivers who have at least 0.08% blood alcohol content two hours after getting behind the wheel would still face driving under the influence charges under legislation introduced by Sen. Peter Courtney, D-Salem. Courtney said Senate…
Three cops ‘disgraceful,’ ‘irresponsible’ in face of colleague’s life-threatening injuries at police academy
Marion County Courthouse (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Three police officers “risked another’s life to save themselves” in an incident at the state’s training academy last October that could have killed another recruit, according to a review by the Marion…