By Salem Reporter
Oregon lawmakers share wishlists for 2020 short session
Oregon State Capitol (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) SALEM — While many Democrats are eager to tackle big-ticket issues like climate change in the approaching legislative session, legislators also have other ideas they want to push. During short sessions, which…
They helped kids and got to take home a holiday tree ready to display
Joshua Miles and his uncle Rob Miles admire one of the many trees auctioned off on Friday, Dec. 6, at the annual Gala of Trees to support local children. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Holiday magic was in the…
Court finds that police coerced murder confession
Public safety – standing graphic UPDATE: This story has been updated with comment from the public defender involved in the case. SALEM – A Woodburn man’s murder conviction has been overturned after the Oregon Court of Appeals determined that police…
Lawsuit alleges Hillsboro union won’t let teachers opt out
SALEM — Four Hillsboro school employees sued their union and school district Thursday in federal court, arguing that the union slow-walks requests from employees who want to quit their unions in violation of their rights under the U.S. Constitution. …
Appeals court throws out protective order against cop-watcher
(Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) SALEM – A cop-watcher can again film Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw after the Oregon Court of Appeals struck down a stalking protective order. The case concerned Eli F. Richey. A self-described citizen journalist and police watchdog, Richey…
Federal watchdog finds shortcomings in DHS treatment of parents with disabilities
The state Department of Human Services (Courtesy/State of Oregon) SALEM — A federal civil rights watchdog has found “systemic deficiencies” in the state’s treatment of parents with disabilities. The Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed to comply with federal…
Attorney General sues Johnson & Johnson over surgical implants
Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon attorney general SALEM – Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose potential debilitating and dangerous complications posed by devices implanted in at least 3,700 women in Oregon, according to a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum.…
With some limitations, a new state report finds evidence of police profiling
Public safety – standing graphic Most of Oregon’s largest police departments are slightly more likely to cite or arrest minorities during traffic and pedestrian stops, but the disparity isn’t significant enough to warrant further scrutiny, according to a new state…
Where the government’s unwanted stuff finds a second life
Darren Kennedy, senior analyst with the State Surplus Property program, holds a sign that once directed drivers to the state Capitol. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) When the military has extra combat boots, when buses from the local transit district reach a…
Oregon’s third largest party is asking unaffiliated voters to help pick its candidates
As the number of Oregon voters unaffiliated with a political party rises, so has the number of voters locked out a key part of the electoral process. Oregon’s third-largest political party sees an opportunity in that. The Independent Party of…