Category Government
A new leadership era starts in the Legislature
Lawmakers re-elected the House speaker, choose a new Senate president and welcomed in a crop of new legislators.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider addiction treatment funding
Commissioners on Wednesday will also consider two contracts, each projected to cost over $2 million, for repairing the wildfire-damaged street on Southeast North Fork Road and rebuilding part of Hollywood Drive.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek takes office with a promise to ‘make things better’
Kotek plans to declare a homelessness state of emergency and sign an executive order calling for more housing on her first full day in office Tuesday.
What Salem-area legislators hope to accomplish in 2023
From bridge repairs to affordable housing development, here's what eleven legislators representing Marion and Polk have planned for the long session.
Salem’s new Congresswoman uses stalled action to lobby for prime committee slots
The effort to elect a new speaker of the U.S. House dragged on for days. Salem's new representative in Congress used the time to angle for key committee seats.
Raul Ramirez, retired Marion County Sheriff, dies at age 71
Ramirez was the first Latino elected Marion County Sheriff, described by colleagues and friends as a natural leader and mentor.
Rob Wagner prepares to take reins as first new Oregon Senate president in decades
Wagner, an Oregon native, says his leadership style revolves around listening.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Marion County commissioners consider addiction treatment funds
Commissioners on Wednesday will consider awarding federal funding to Church at the Park and Catholic Community Services Foundation for substance abuse disorders services.
Marion County has federal funding on standby for infrastructure improvements, homeless services
County officials have until 2026 to spend nearly $68 million in federal aid and are awaiting requests for reimbursement when construction and other projects are completed.