By Salem Reporter
The populist movement rolls through Oregon, setting its sights on Gov. Kate Brown
Oregon State Fair visitors sign a petition to recall Gov. Kate Brown at the booth organized by Flush Down Kate Brown. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — Jolly old St. Nicholas doesn’t care much for the governor. Dressed in a stocking…
Brown supports special session to fix death penalty bill
SALEM — Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday she plans to call a special session by the end of September to resolve what she says is an error with a bill lawmakers passed this year to restrict use of the death…
Grass growers’ annual ritual of burning seed underway, could last until October
The Oregon Capitol (Salem Reporter archives) SALEM — Plumes of smoke in the Willamette Valley, an annual ritual in Oregon, continue to be the most evident sign of farmers clearing their fields after harvesting grass seed. Growers have burned about…
Senate Democrats back off threat to fine protesting Republicans for walkout
Senate Republicans return from their June walkout. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — More than two months after voting to fine protesting Republican senators $500 per day for walking off the job, Senate Democrat leaders announced Friday they will not…
Sen. Mark Hass not running for reelection, interested in secretary of state post
Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton, walking off the Senate floor. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Longtime Beaverton state legislator Mark Hass has been informing local Democrats that he won’t run for reelection to his Oregon Senate seat, he confirmed Thursday, Aug. 22. Hass,…
At an impasse: Why could thousands of Oregon university workers go on strike?
Jackson Stalley, a library technician at Western Oregon University, is the chief steward of the sublocal union of university workers. Those workers could strike in September. (Claire Withycombe / Oregon Capital Bureau) MONMOUTH — Sitting in a conference room at…
Oregon’s ag industry ‘caught in the crossfire’ of U.S. trade war with China
Hazelnuts are just one Oregon export impacted by increased tariffs from a trade war with China. (Oregon Department of Agriculture Flickr) As the U.S. and China go tit-for-tat in an escalating trade war started by President Donald Trump, Oregon companies…
Marion County sheriff intervenes after witnessing racist act
Marion County Courthouse (Anna CK Smith/Salem Reporter) Blatant racism often lives in the shadows of the internet, but on Tuesday Marion County’s top cop witnessed it in broad daylight outside of a Salem coffee shop. Three Latino guys were sitting…
Oregon State Fair Foundation celebrates 40th anniversary of Pairings
Aileen Kaye looks at art at Pairings! (Mary Louise VanNatta/Salem Reporter) Those who love fair season had a chance to share that enthusiasm together at “Pairings! A Celebration of Oregon.” Held Aug 16 at the beautiful Green Acres Landscape Plaza…
Designs for executive action to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon have long been in the works, records show
Gov. Kate Brown speaks at a rally promoting carbon capping legislation. For more than a year, Gov. Kate Brown’s environmental agency has been assessing how the governor could mandate lower greenhouse gas emissions without voter or legislative approval, according to…