A budget airline carrier will begin twice weekly flights out of Salem in October following a years-long effort to bring commercial air service back to the city.
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Here’s what citizens had to say about Salem’s new tax on wages
Salem Reporter gathered a sampling of the over 130 written comments Salem City Councilors received before voting 5-4 Monday night to begin taxing people working within city limits in 2024.
Salem councilors vote to tax worker paychecks after citizens overwhelmingly ask them not to
Councilors in a 5-4 vote approved a new tax on workers in Salem that would cost the average employee about $500 annually starting in July 2024. The tax would bring in about $28 million per year to maintain and expand police and fire staffing, and keep homeless shelters open.
TIMELINE: 84 days before Salem police provided fatal crash evidence to investigators
Salem police did not provide body camera video related to a March fatal bike collision until nearly three months later to outside investigators. Public records and statements from local authorities establish the events between the time the video was recorded and when that evidence was turned over to the Keizer police.
Salem police gave video evidence to investigators three months after cyclist’s death
Salem police did not share body camera video with outside investigators related a fatal bike collision for nearly three months, an investigation by Salem Reporter has established. Police said at the time that the driver was a federal agent.
Former Boy Scouts leader arrested for sexual abuse of minor in Marion County
Terry Heck was charged Friday with sexually abusing a minor as young as 11 over several years. Salem police say the abuse began in 2017, when Heck was a leader with the Boy Scouts organization.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Council to consider new tax on worker paychecks
The Salem City Council meets Monday, July 10, to hold a public hearing and vote on the proposed payroll tax which would affect those who earn a paycheck in Salem. The agenda also includes a motion to reconsider zoning changes in the SCAN neighborhood that the council rejected in June.
Answers to your questions about Salem’s proposed tax on worker paychecks
Salem City Council will decide on Monday, July 10, whether to impose a new tax on workers within the city — even those who live elsewhere. Salem Reporter breaks down what it means for you, and how to weigh in.
What happens when you call Salem’s new customer service line
If you call the city of Salem with a question, there’s a good chance Veronica Rodriquez might pick up. Salem Reporter spent an hour with her at the city’s new customer service center, which now fields citywide requests from public works to police reports.
PHOTO: Even Salem’s bald eagles need an escape from the heat
Local photographer John Svendsen spotted two fledgling eagles from a nearby nest cooling themselves in the Willamette River Wednesday morning.
