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UPDATED: Chemeketa bond measure passing following Marion County ballot drop
Voters are split on renewing a tax measure that would fund career education programs and construction projects at Chemeketa Community College.
Vang on top in Ward 6 race as preliminary election results come in
Preliminary results for the May 20, 2025 election from the Marion County Clerk’s Office Tuesday show progressive Mai Vang ahead in the race for a seat on the Salem City Council representing Ward 6.
Voters pass Salem’s levy, initial counts indicate
Salem’s public library, parks and services will likely avoid deep cuts after 54.2% of voters in initial count support a new city tax levy to fund them.
Election results for Salem: May 20, 2025
Results updated following Marion County’s 10:30 p.m. ballot count on Tuesday, May 20. City of Salem levy Salem City Council Salem-Keizer School Board Chemeketa Community College bond Polk County Fairgrounds levy
Newly-formed PAC jumps into Salem council race as election winds down
A newly formed political action committee sent out mailers to Ward 6 voters urging support for independent candidate Logan Lor as election day approaches. Lor said he never asked for the group’s support and views the mailers as a political trick designed to siphon votes from Mai Vang, his opponent in the Salem City Council race.
More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show
Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners.
Marion County sees increase in syphilis among pregnant women
Oregon is seeing an alarming increase in congenital syphilis, which is when the infection transmits to a fetus during pregnancy. Nearly one in four Oregon cases last year was in Marion County.
State Street construction to add some traffic through the fall
Intermittent construction work at the intersection of State Street and Southeast 25th Street will slow down traffic in the area through October. Another project on a section of Southeast McGilchrist Street will close eastbound traffic between Southeast 22nd and 25th streets through the end of the year.
Most Oregon youth don’t consider cannabis use risky. Committee discusses ways to change that.
Oregon health experts shared youth cannabis use research, policy recommendations.