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Oregon labor bureau gets $19M budget boost to tackle wage claim backlog
The agency enforcing Oregon's labor laws will stop prioritizing claims based on income after getting more money to hire investigators.
Avelo pulls out of Salem
Avelo Airlines will end flights out of Salem on Aug. 10, the airline confirmed Monday. It plans to close its Burbank base and cut West Coast air service later this year.
As businesses call for fixes to clean up downtown, some say the problem is more complex
In the wake of a mass stabbing at Salem’s largest homeless shelter, discussions over public safety downtown have transformed into complaints about the visible impacts of unsheltered homelessness and mental illness.
New legislative caucus hopes to tap into Oregon’s trade potential
Unlike the U.S. as a whole, Oregon sends more goods abroad than it receives. A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to better promote trade and Oregon business development.
Oregon leaders, anti-hunger advocates warn of ‘deeply alarming’ SNAP cuts in GOP megabill
An average family of three receiving SNAP food benefits would see about $160 less per month under the new federal law, according to the state agency that administers the program.
Salem Housing Authority to sell off rental homes in Keizer
Four homes rented as affordable housing off River Road in Keizer will go on the market through Habitat for Humanity if Salem city councilors sign off on a plan.
Cherry harvest is well underway in Oregon. But some workers aren’t showing up
Farmers say some migrant workers are afraid of making the journey up from California to harvest Oregon cherries out of fear they could get pulled over or detained by ICE.
ODOT will lay off close to 500 employees, cut road maintenance, fire prevention
The Oregon Department of Transportation will lay off almost 500 employees on July 31 after a funding bill to help the department maintain staff and meet a budget shortfall failed to pass the Oregon Legislature. It’s not yet clear how many of the affected jobs are in Salem, where hundreds of DMV and administrative employees work.
Oregon leaders respond to passage of GOP megabill, warn of ‘devastating consequences’
Oregon’s lone Republican congressman, Cliff Bentz, voted to pass Republicans' sweeping bill Thursday, while the state’s Democrats called it "a betrayal."