Category Government
Cap and trade opponents rumble into Salem for rally
An attendee of a rally that opposed cap and trade in Oregon stands near one of many tractors that drove to the Capitol on Thursday. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) SALEM — Through speeches and blaring horns, opponents to Oregon’s cap-and-trade proposal made their views clear to…
PHOTOS: Timber industry and supporters protest at Oregon Capitol
Protesters flooded the capitol Thursday in opposition of House Bill 2020. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Trucks parked at the Oregon State Fairgrounds early Thursday before heading to the state Capitol. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Many protesters carried American flags, waving them on the overcast, drizzling…
1,000 timber workers and supporters gather to protest cap and trade, diesel standards
Logging trucks line up in front of the Oregon Capitol. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) Loggers and logging trucks made their way from the fairgrounds in Salem to the Capitol this morning to protest two bills – House Bills 2020 and 2007. A long convoy of logging…
Senate Republicans continue walkout as negotiations dwindle
The Oregon Senate chambers remain nearly empty this week as a quorum has not convened. SALEM — A week after they left Salem to protest a sweeping Democratic proposal to address climate change, Republican senators are finding other reasons not to return. The cap-and-trade plan…
Legislative debacle could stall $20 million for Salem’s water fixes
The intake area of Geren Island, where water from the North Santiam River flows to become drinking water. Water here is on its way to be treated with powdered-activated carbon, if such treatment is underway. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) When Senate Republicans absconded last week, they…
Emotions run high after climate bill is declared dead
Gov. Kate Brown speaks to climate activists rallying outside of the Capitol on Tuesday after the Senate President announced their landmark climate legislation was dead. (Claire Withycombe/Oregon Capital Bureau) SALEM — Seven minutes. That’s all it took for Senate President Peter Courtney to thrust the…
Rep. Boles appointed to Sen. Winters’ seat
(State of Oregon) Rep. Denyc Boles, R-Salem, will soon switch chambers at the state capitol after she was named on Tuesday to take the Senate seat vacated by Jackie Winters. Commissioners from Marion and Polk counties named Boles, on her second stint as a state…
VIDEO: Senate Democrats vow to keep fighting for cap and trade
Demonstrators advocate for cap and trade legislation outside the Oregon Capitol Tuesday, June 25, 2019 (Claire Withycombe/Salem Reporter) Oregon Democratic Senators said Tuesday they’d keep fighting for a cap and trade plan after Democratic leaders said they didn’t have enough votes to pass the proposal.…
By the numbers: what Salem City Hall is doing with your money
Salem City Hall pictured summer 2018 (Salem Reporter files) The city of Salem finalized its budget Monday night, but financial discussions aren’t over for Salem City Council. The budget approves more than $630 million in spending, and largely passed unchanged from what City Manager Steve…