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Below, you’ll find two stories that give more context to the controversial business payroll tax proposal from Cherriots, our transit agency. We explain what the tax would actually do, why Cherriots’ leaders want to impose it, and the basic of the transit agency’s budget and operations. That includes your common questions like “How many people actually ride the bus?”

Reporter Abbey McDonald also dives into another high-profile insurance contract dispute that has 10,000 Salemites on notice they need to switch doctors. Salem Clinic plans to stop accepting Oregon Health Plan patients Jan. 1 after failing to reach an agreement with PacificSource.

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Cherriots leaders say they’ll decide in November whether to tax a tax on business payrolls to a public vote.

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After Cherriots leaders announced a proposed payroll tax on businesses, Salem Reporter heard from many people confused or concerned about what the tax would do, how it would affect transit…

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Salem’s first recorded Pride celebration drew nine people to the streets in 1978. Decades later, over 9,000 community members are expected to gather at Riverfront Park on Saturday, continuing the…

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After failing to reach a new contract with PacificSource, Salem Clinic told Medicaid patients that they’ll need to find another provider in the new year. PacificSource maintains that negotiations are…

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Events in Salem this week include the return of the free Kroc Family Fair, the annual grape stomping competition at Willamette Valley Vineyards and the 47th year of Pride inu0026hellip;

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