Category POLITICS
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.
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.
Salem legislators to prioritize housing, healthcare, city budget in 2025
Salem legislators intend to focus their efforts in the coming months on addressing housing and homelessness, food insecurity and access to medical and behavioral health treatment. Some are also working during the 2025 Legislature that started recently to secure state funds to address Salem’s budget…
Oregon ethics commission faults Rep. Greg Smith for not naming clients
Rep. Greg Smith has several high-paying contracts with groups that have business before the Legislature.
Bill would pause new PERS investments in private fossil fuel funds for five years
Two Democratic state senators and the advocacy group Divest Oregon are backing a bill to curb fossil fuel investments in the state’s public pension system.
Salem group fights political polarization by bridging divides
Salem's new chapter of Braver Angels, co-led by a progressive and conservative chair, will hold its first meeting Friday, Jan. 24, at IKE Box.
Oregon joins lawsuit over Trump attempt to end birthright citizenship
Washington, Arizona and Illinois have joined with Oregon to challenge an executive order ending birthright citizenship, while other Democratic states filed a separate lawsuit.
Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues
Lawmakers convene in Salem Tuesday for the start of the 2025 session, where they'll work on a state budget and consider thousands of other bills.