Category Government
VOTE 2024: Two election workers running against longtime Marion County clerk
Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess is running for a sixth term. Jo Anne Lepley, a deputy election clerk, and Anna Munson, an election board worker retired from the medical field, are also seeking the seat.
VOTE 2024: Commissioner Mordhorst, Monmouth Councilor Beltz vie for Polk County seat
Lyle Mordhorst hopes to finish the work he started in his first term as a Polk County commissioner. Challenger Roxanne Beltz, a Monmouth city councilor, believes she has a broader skill set for the job.
VOTE 2024: Coleman, Tigan running for downtown, west Salem council seat
Celine Coleman, an epidemiologist, and Paul Tigan, Salem’s former budget committee chair and Grant Neighborhood Association member, are vying for the Salem City Council Ward 1 seat which includes most of downtown and central Salem, and parts of west Salem.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Federal money approved to design Santiam Canyon sewer system
Marion County Commissioners on Wednesday approved $4.16 of federal Covid relief money for an engineering firm to design a new sanitary sewer system that would serve the cities of Idanha, Detroit, Gates and Mill City.
UPDATE: Council approves $195,000 settlement for injuries in police crash
During their Monday, April 22, meeting, the Salem City Council opted to postpone their decision on a tax exemption for a planned apartment complex on the site of the former Salem City Hall.
VOTE 2024: What to know about the May 21 primary election in Salem
From presidential candidates to Salem's mayor, here's a guide to learning more about local candidates, checking your party registration and more.
Q&A: Republican candidates for Oregon attorney general answer our questions
Will Lathrop and Michael Cross are running to be Oregon's top law enforcement official.
Elizabeth Steiner, Democratic treasurer candidate, wants more Oregonians to save
Oregon's legislative budget writer said as treasurer she’d double the number of kids with college savings accounts and start a baby bonds program.
Jeff Gudman, Democratic treasurer candidate, wants PERS balanced
A former Republican, Gudman will run as a Democrat because the Republican party’s values no longer mesh with his own.