Category Government
Salem’s Latino immigrant community finds resilience amid uncertainty over Trump policy changes
Many Latino immigrants with a long history in Salem said they're not afraid of new policies aiming to step up immigration enforcement. Organizations serving immigrant families say they're focused on sharing reliable information and avoiding fearmongering abut raids.
Merkley, Salinas denounce Trump’s threats to immigrants, essential services
At a Sunday town hall at Parrish Middle School, Sen. Merkley raised concerns about Elon Musk's unelected role in the federal government.
Oregon Appeals Court rules Salinas didn’t break law with anti-Erickson ad
The case dates back to U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas’ 2022 campaign against Republican Mike Erickson.
Salem police arrest 5 at protest against immigration enforcement
Salem police said what started as a peaceful protest Saturday against national immigration enforcement resulted in participants driving dangerously and throwing bottles and cans at police cars at the intersection of Northeast Lancaster Drive and Northeast Market Street.
Oregon cities push for infrastructure funding, more leeway to remove homeless camps
Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services.
Salem police chief promises his officers won’t cooperate with immigration enforcement
Salem Police Chief Trevor Womack issued a bilingual statement Thursday seeking to ease any “anxiety or confusion” that his officers would take part in immigration enforcement, which is expanding rapidly under the Trump administration.
Oregon Capitol honors late Senate President Peter Courtney, state’s longest-serving lawmaker
“A personality and a presence like Peter Michael Coleman Courtney never truly leaves this Earth," Gov. Tina Kotek said at a Wednesday memorial in the Oregon Senate.
Oregon advocates seek state food aid for immigrants excluded by feds
Senate Bill 611 would extend food benefits to ineligible immigrants under federal rules who under 26 or 55 and older.
Trump spending freeze memo that provoked confusion, chaos rescinded
A federal spending freeze that caused widespread confusion among Oregon and Salem agencies has been revoked.