A new program will help immigrant farm workers recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 virus. (Yadira Lopez/Malheur Enterprise) VALE – A statewide coalition of organizations is rolling out a fund to help immigrant Oregonian workers who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Oregon Worker Relief Fund[Read More…]
By Yadira Lopez - Special to Salem Reporter
Oregon 1 of 5 states to get new legal help for journalists; Salem Reporter participating
Oregon is one of five states where journalists will soon receive free legal help, the national Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced Tuesday. The Local Legal Initiative fund will employ a lawyer in Oregon to help defend local newsrooms throughout the state against the threat of lawsuits and assist[Read More…]