By Salem Reporter
Oregon to forego federal Title X funds while maintaining services amid battle with Trump administration
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum took the lead on a multi-state legal challenge to a Trump administration rule change to strictly regulate Title X funds. In September, her solicitor general will argue for a stay on the rule while the legal…
Oregon sues Trump administration to block “public charge” immigrant rules
SALEM — A move by the federal government to restrict most legal immigration to those who can afford health care, housing and food on their own is sowing worry among Oregon immigrants, even those who will not be impacted by…
Gunman opens fire outside bar, kills one; police planning to boost Salem patrols
A Salem police evidence marker indicates a possible bullet hole from an early Sunday shooting on Aug. 18 on Northeast Pine Street that killed a woman and hospitalized a man. (Salem Reporter/Aubrey Wieber) Nearly 12 hours after a fatal shooting,…
Independent Party of Oregon faces major/minor test next week
SALEM — The Independent Party of Oregon is preparing for a return to the minor leagues. In 2015, the party became the state’s third major political party, having accrued the needed share of registered voters to qualify. But a massive…
First-ever public records survey shows mixed bag for Oregon government transparency practices
A first-ever survey of Oregon public bodies sheds light on how well government of all sizes complies with public records law. The results are a mixed bag, said Ginger McCall, the state’s public records advocate. The survey was sent to…
Gov. Brown backs off veto after Newport community and officials go to bat for dam project
SALEM — Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer was driving back from a conference of mayors in Medford when he got the call. Rep. David Gomberg, D-Central Coast, had bad news. The governor wanted to veto $4 million in state money to…
AGENDA: Polk County to review multi-jurisdictional agreement for health services
The Polk County Courthouse. (Courtesy of Jolene Guzman/Polk County Itemizer-Observer) The Polk County Commission will review a “memorandum of agreement” with several government bodies in the area to create a development council for health services in Polk and Marion counties…
DHS pays out $1.1 million settlement in Keizer child death
The Oregon Department of Human Services has agreed to a $1.1 million settlement to avoid litigation over its alleged lack of action in preventing the death of a 12-year-old Keizer boy. On the evening of Jan. 13, 2017, Caden Berry…
Next stop for Sprague team: Little League World Series
Players from the Sprague Little League team celebrate Saturday as they win the Northwest regional Little League tournament. (Photo courtesy Traci McHenry) SUNDAY UPDATE: Fundraising site announced for team travels to Pennsylvania. Link is below. For the first time in…
Sorrow, frustration for Oregon’s Latinx community in wake of El Paso shooting
SALEM — Latinx advocates, politicians and community members in Oregon expressed sorrow, frustration and worry this week after a shooter who told police he was targeting “Mexicans” killed 22 at a Walmart in south Texas. “The feeling is definitely really…