Your Friday evening update on Salem news
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The most divisive political issue in Oregon has been settled: Oregonians may now pump their own gas in every county in the state.
Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday signed House Bill 2426, which allows gas stations around the state to offer self-service pumps. The law takes effect immediately.
If you’d rather an attendant pump you gas for you, don’t worry. Gas stations in don’t have to let customers pump their own gas, and they must have an equal number of self-service pumps and pumps with an attendant in non-rural counties, which include Marion and Polk.
They also can’t charge more if someone pumps your gas for you.
New Jersey is now the only U.S. state that bans self-service gasoline.
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Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday said she would follow through on planned vetoes announced last week for several budget items allocated by the legislature, including two Salem projects.
4 Aug 2023
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Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday said she would follow through on planned vetoes announced last week for several budget items allocated by the legislature, including two Salem projects.
4 Aug 2023
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A teen boy told Salem police Thursday night that people in a pickup truck approached and shot him on Lancaster Drive. He suffered a non-life-threatening injury, according to the agency.
4 Aug 2023
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A teen boy told Salem police Thursday night that people in a pickup truck approached and shot him on Lancaster Drive. He suffered a non-life-threatening injury, according to the agency.
4 Aug 2023
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Gracie Laukkanen, 17, carried her Salem softball team to victory in a weekend tournament, pitching six winning games after spending a season working to improve her speed.
4 Aug 2023
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Gracie Laukkanen, 17, carried her Salem softball team to victory in a weekend tournament, pitching six winning games after spending a season working to improve her speed.
4 Aug 2023
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This month, Salem’s art scene offers a trip into surreal landscapes and a chance to see depictions of local parks before the paint dries.
4 Aug 2023
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This month, Salem’s art scene offers a trip into surreal landscapes and a chance to see depictions of local parks before the paint dries.
4 Aug 2023
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Riverfront Park hosts a concert, a day of free family activities and a peace rally this weekend. Here’s your guide to fun in Salem for Friday, Aug. 4 – Sunday,…
3 Aug 2023
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Riverfront Park hosts a concert, a day of free family activities and a peace rally this weekend. Here’s your guide to fun in Salem for Friday, Aug. 4 – Sunday,…
3 Aug 2023
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