Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Ginger McCall (Courtesy/Oregon Secretary of State) Oregon’s Public Records Advisory Council meets Wednesday, Jan. 22, to discuss a legislative proposal to carve out its place as an independent agency and office under the governor. A lobbyist for the League of Oregon Cities has proposed amendments that could leave the council[Read More…]
Uncategorized A Marion County judge has reversed a decision by Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to reject two proposed ballot initiatives on carbon reduction. Circuit Judge David Leith ruled Thursday, Jan. 16, that initiatives backed by renewable energy coalition Renew Oregon do not violate Oregon law prohibiting ballot measures from[Read More…]
Uncategorized The Dalles (Edward Stojakovic/Flickr) An aluminum recycling plant in The Dalles has been hit with the largest fine ever imposed by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for air pollution. The state announced Thursday that it is assessing a fine of $1.3 million against Hydro Extrusion USA, a Norwegian company[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services building. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of state employees across dozens of Oregon agencies are awaiting the reinstatement of Oregon’s online training system after a Christmas Day cyber attack forced the state Department of Administrative Services to pull down the website. An unknown hacker was caught[Read More…]
Uncategorized Secretary of State’s office. (Caleb Wolf/Special to Salem Reporter) Proponents of two clean-energy initiatives on Wednesday sued Secretary of State Bev Clarno to reverse her decision stopping the groups from advancing initiatives for the November election. Renew Oregon, the coalition of clean energy advocacy groups pushing the initiatives, said Clarno’s[Read More…]
Oregon’s newest state senator, Lynn Findley, R-Vale. (Courtesy) State Rep. Lynn Findley, R-Vale, was chosen Monday by county commissioners representing a wide swath of eastern Oregon to succeed Cliff Bentz, who resigned his post Jan. 1. Bentz, a Republican attorney from Ontario, left the seat to run for Congress to[Read More…]
Uncategorized Dogs like this one rescued from an Eastern Oregon residence have been used for lab testing in Oregon and then euthanized. A new law taking effect in January requires labs to offer animals for adoption. (PMG file photo) Here’s some good news at the tail end of a particularly contentious[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tom Avila of the Oregon Motor Carrier Transportation Division inspects a tire shown by the tire anomaly detection system to have a problem. The pilot program implemented at the Woodburn port of entry prevents accidents by notifying drivers when there’s an issue with a tire or axle, something that’s not[Read More…]
Uncategorized Summer Warner (Courtesy photo) Summer Warner has one of those jobs crucial to state government, but rarely talked about. The Nebraska native is at the helm of one of the state’s most important projects: helping new directors get up to speed in the state agencies they’re chosen to lead. Warner[Read More…]
Uncategorized Don McCloskey of the Oregon Motor Carrier Transportation Division inspects the brake systems from underneath a trailer hauling fuel from during a routine inspection at the Woodburn port of entry. (PMG photo/Sam Stites) WOODBURN – Truck inspections are the primary tool for preventing accidents that disrupt Oregon’s highways, hospitalize motorists[Read More…]
