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Our city will have a guest of honor at President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday evening.

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Rosy Macias, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who’s involved in multiple Salem organizations serving veterans, will attend the address as a guest of Rep. Andrea Salinas.

Macias was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to Salem in 1999. Her local service positions include the Women Veterans Chairperson for VFW Post 661, and a board position on the YMCA Courtney Place Veterans Housing Board.

As part of that organization, Macias “played a pivotal role in advocating for and overseeing the development of this groundbreaking initiative,” according to a news release from Courtney Place. The affordable housing development for veterans is across the street from the downtown YMCA and is scheduled to open April 1.

The State of the Union will be broadcast live on C-SPAN and other major networks at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Here’s some of today’s news. Catch our latest reports anytime on our website.

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Salem Center’s new owners say they want to invest in the property and recruit a mix of local and national tenants to meet community needs, which could include a grocery…

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A legislative proposal would cap Oregon campaign contributions from individuals, corporations, groups like unions and political parties.

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Republican critiques of increased penalties for child labor violations failed to slow momentum in the Legislature.

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The outreach team at Northwest Human Services has been treating wounds and infections in Salem’s homeless communities out of backpacks for nearly five years. With a new van, they’ll be…

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