By Salem Reporter
Secretary of State prevails in ballot measure lawsuit
Marion County Courthouse (File/Salem Reporter) SALEM — A trio of potential ballot measures to change the state’s forestry practices don’t comply with the state’s constitution, a Marion County Circuit judge said Wednesday in backing Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s decision…
Competing loyalties unite in support of Salem’s Boys and Girls Club
Kids and Benny the Beaver at the Boys & Girls Club of Salem-Marion and Polk Counties’ Civil War Dinner and Auction at the Salem Convention Center recently. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) The Salem social scene has been hopping…
Oregon’s economy remains strong heading into the holiday season
Jim Whitbeck, right, discusses a display Friday with Carolyn Brandt and Eric Lincolnat his business Blue Mountain Outfitters in La Grande. The business is going on 5 1/2 years of growth. (Ronald Bond/La Grande Observer) It’s a good time to…
Oregon court rule draws the attention of the Trump administration
U.S. Attorney General William Barr (Wikimedia Commons photo) Oregon’s new court rule intended to curb immigration arrests in state courthouses has drawn the attention of two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet officials and set up a potential legal conflict. As…
Oregon moves to hire hundreds of child welfare workers as consultants wrap up review
SALEM — By Christmas, crisis consultants brought on to improve Oregon’s struggling foster care system are expected to wrap up their $1 million contract. In April, Gov. Kate Brown asked a crew of consultants from the firm Alvarez and Marsal…
Tourist visits to Salem going up and they leave behind millions
Angie Onyewuchi, president of Travel Salem, shares numbers showing increasing tourism in the capital city. She addressed a crowd at the Kroc Center on Thursday, Nov. 21. (Mary Louise VanNatta/Special to Salem Reporter) Did you know that Salem is MOPO? …
National reports underscore urgency to sustain local news in places like Salem
Les Zaitz, editor and CEO, Salem Reporter (Photo by David Zaitz) Last week was not a good week to keep up with news about my profession. Headline after headline, tweet after tweet, told the same story: Local news is in…
Indigent defendants to get improved legal help under Oregon changes
(Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons) Public defenders in Oregon may have more time to represent clients as a state agency overhauls how it pays for the constitutionally required legal help. The way Oregon provides legal counsel for people accused of crimes but who…
Incomes up, but Oregon job growth slowing, state economists report
The Oregon State Capitol (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) SALEM — Oregon’s economy continues to expand and household incomes are growing, but job growth is slowing down and the risk of recession is still present. State economists gave lawmakers their quarterly update…
Proposal to limit money in Oregon politics unveiled
Senators Ginny Burdick, Jeff Golden and Fred Girod listen to public feedback to a campaign finance reform proposal during a hearing on Tuesday. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Legislators this week considered a plan intended to impose greater controls on Oregon’s increasingly…