Category Government
PHOTOS: Mayor Julie Hoy, new councilors sworn in
Salem City Council chambers were packed Monday night for the swearing in of Mayor Julie Hoy and three new city councilors: Paul Tigan, Shane Matthews and Irvin Brown.
UPDATED: Varney proposes city charge Salem Chamber for budget efficiency committee
Mayor Julie Hoy and three new city councilors will be sworn in Monday for the Salem City Council's first meeting of 2025.
In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism
Oregon faces enormous problems, but also has the capacity to fix them, Gov. Tina Kotek said in an address to lawmakers Monday.
Oregon lawmakers sworn into office on Monday
The event marks the ceremonial start of the long session, which officially kicks off on Jan. 21.
New forecast shows smaller Salem budget deficit, but deep cuts still likely
Budget committee members and local business leaders recommended tweaks to the way Salem plans its budget. The result is the city has about $4 million less to cut this year to balance its books.
Republican legislator says reputation ‘destroyed’ over his controversial pay raise
AROUND OREGON: State Rep. Greg Smith, a Republican from Heppner, is threatening to sue two public agencies for destroying his reputation. His claims focus on efforts to boost his pay by 55%.
Playground, picnic tables coming to Hayesville’s Parkdale Park
A state grant is funding the development of Marion County’s Parkdale Park, bringing a place for people to gather in northeast Salem. Work is expected to be finished this summer.
Tobias Read takes office as Oregon secretary of state
In an auditorium on his alma mater’s Salem campus on Monday, Tobias Read took his oath of office as secretary of state with a promise to spend the next four years working to make Oregon better. Read, a Democrat who spent the past eight years…
Marion County Commissioners extend contract for Brooks incinerator through June, increase garbage rates
Reworld Marion, the waste management company formerly known as Covanta will have until June 30, 2025, to dispose of leftover waste on site at its Brooks garbage incinerator as it continues the process of shuttering or selling the facility.