With polls showing the two main gubernatorial candidates only a few percentage points away from victory, their campaigns are focused on winning votes from nonaffiliated and independent voters in the final days before Tuesday’s election. The last-minute choices of those voters could determine the outcome of the race, political analysts said Thursday. Nonaffiliated voters make up 32 percent of[Read More…]
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From stormtrooper to Snow White, Salem students show off Halloween costumes
Maria Mendoza Toribio, a fourth-grader at Yoshikai Elementary School, poses in her Snow White costume during lunch. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Students and staff at Yoshikai Elementary School went all-out for Halloween, with dozens of princesses, animals, superheroes and book characters in costume. Fifth-graders Jordan Jefferson, left, and Saiya Sampson, said[Read More…]
Early voting hits new high for mid-term elections
Perhaps there is something to all the fundraising, television ads and “get out the vote” efforts. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, 2018 is seeing more voter activity so far than any other mid-term election in Oregon history. By the end of the day Tuesday, 657,480 ballots had been[Read More…]
Changes ahead as enrollment opens for Oregon health plans
EDITOR’S NOTE: Salem Reporter is pleased to announce yet another collaboration to be sure Salem readers get important information from credible, trustworthy sources. The Lund Report, expert at covering Oregon health issues, will be sharing its work with Salem Reporter. – Les Zaitz, editor With the window for people to[Read More…]
After 28,000 registered Independents voted, the party’s candidate dropped out. Voters will not get a second chance.
SALEM — If you cast a ballot for the Independent Party of Oregon candidate in the governor’s race and now want to vote for someone else, you’re out of luck. Patrick Starnes announced Tuesday he was dropping out of the race and throwing his support to Gov. Kate Brown. “There[Read More…]
Independent candidate backs Brown in surprise move
Gubernatorial candidate Patrick Starnes, of the Independent Party, has endorsed Gov. Kate Brown. (Paris Achen/Portland Tribune) Patrick Starnes, a Brownsville cabinetmaker who took the political stage to spotlight campaign finance reform and third-party inclusion, announced Tuesday that he was dropping out of the race and endorsing Democratic incumbent Gov. Kate[Read More…]
Oregon Health Authority seeks tax increase on alcohol, cigarettes
SALEM — State health officials say they want a substantial tax to drive down smoking and binge drinking. About 20 percent of Oregonians smoke, exceeding the national average and increasing their risk for strokes, lung cancer and heart disease. It’s the state’s highest cause of preventable death. And in a[Read More…]
Brown’s administration wins bid to keep state records secret – for now
The Oregon Court of Appeals late Friday granted a request by state officials to keep secret for now the details about proposed legislation, acting just minutes before the state was due to publicly disclose the records. An attorney pressing for disclosure said Gov. Kate Brown was trying to keep the[Read More…]
Elections officials report dip in early voting
Marion County Clerk Bill Burgess shows the different ballot styles in Marion County. (Claire Withycombe/East Oregonian) Voters are turning ballots in more slowly than the last time Oregon elected a governor, according to the state Elections Division, as big money continues to flow to the campaigns of Democrat Kate Brown[Read More…]
Peer mentoring program helps prepare Oregon’s incarcerated youth for life on the outside
Josefina, 22, is one of seven graduates in Oregon Youth Authority’s peer mentoring pilot program. The program gives her state certification and gives her the opportunity to mentor other youth while incarcerated. (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) Editor’s note: Youth in this story are identified by their first names only at the[Read More…]
