Category Government
Lawmakers plan to fund some Salem projects, while payment for city services comes up short
Salem-area lawmakers failed for a second year to get the state to chip in to cover city public safety costs. But other major projects, including $6 million for a new Marion Polk Food Share warehouse, made the cut.
No relief coming for Oregon’s struggling pharmacies as bill fails
Lawmakers couldn’t find a compromise on a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers that was intended to help retail pharmacies.
Oregon Senate OKs bill to strengthen care facility investigations, oversight
The Oregon Senate on Monday overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 739. The legislation was spurred by multiple stories from patients and families with experiences of neglect in Oregon’s long-term and memory care facilities
Some Oregon House Republicans boycott floor session after committee transportation debate
Transportation bill sponsor Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, resigned from the Joint Committee on Transportation Reinvestment after a complaint was filed against him.
Oregon House votes to protect Oregon National Guard from being deployed by president
A vote in the Oregon House to require the governor's consent to deploy the Oregon National Guard comes amid legal arguments over Trump’s authority to federalize the California National Guard.
In final days of session, lawmakers combine two controversial mental health bills
The Legislature is considering some of the largest changes in years to Oregon’s system of committing people to mental health treatment who pose a serious danger to themselves or another person. A last-minute decision to tie those changes into a larger bill may have muddied the waters, said some working in Marion County.
Salem city councilors vote Monday on levy oversight committee, budget
Salem City Councilors on Monday are set to approve the city’s budget and a five-year plan for construction and repairs to city facilities, roads and parks.
Oregon House resolution honors Black drag performers
Most Republicans boycotted a vote on a resolution honoring drag queens in the Oregon House, but Salem's Kevin Mannix was one of two who supported the measure.
Oregon lawmakers designate T-bone as new state steak
A new state symbol honors Oregon ranchers after a resolution passed both chambers.