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City of Salem sues FEMA, DHS, citing federal overreach in disaster relief funding
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the city of Salem said conditions within federal grants providing critical money to repair damages from the 2025 winter flood include unlawful terms limiting local diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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Governor, County commissioners side with locals against federal plan to build a cemetery near Salem
Governor Tina Kotek and Marion County commissioners are urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to choose a different site for a veterans cemetery instead of the proposed 307-acre farmland property near Salem. The VA is currently in the process of assessing the site for environmental impacts.
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Proposed VA cemetery development near Salem draws pushback from politicians, neighbors
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials touched down in Salem Thursday, April 30, to host two meetings about their proposal to establish a new cemetery 10 miles southeast of downtown.
Small Oregon businesses are skeptical of Trump’s tariff reimbursements
Three McMinnville businesses on Friday, April 24, met with U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas, a Democrat representing Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, to discuss trade.
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Meet the two Republicans vying to flip Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
Communications professional Jonathan Lockwood and Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair are competing to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum.
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VA to host two town halls in Salem on cemetery expansion
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will have two town halls in the Loucks Auditorium Thursday, April 30, on a proposed cemetery development just outside Salem.
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as secretary of the US Department of Labor
Former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer will step down from her post as Secretary of Labor following multiple reports alleging work misconduct including misuse of funds and more.
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Republicans are vowing to send another Oregon tax bill to the ballot
Rep. Ed Diehl of Scio and Rep. Dwayne Yunker from Grants Pass are leading a charge to repeal a law that separates Oregon from some federal tax breaks.
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Oregon leads argument against Trump’s tariffs again
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield spoke with reporters following the first hearing in a second lawsuit brought by two dozen attorneys general against Trump.
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