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International Worker’s Day drew a crowd to the Oregon State Capitol today for the annual march and rally organized by farmworker union PCUN.

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We teamed up with the Oregon Capital Chronicle to cover the event – find their article with photos from intern Alan Cohen below.

A group of people perform Indigenous music and dance at a May Day celebration in Salem on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Alan Cohen/Salem Reporter)

A number of other demonstrations and protests are scheduled around Salem this weekend, including a Saturday march at the capitol in support of increasing public school funding, and a Sunday afternoon protest at 25th and Mission asking the city of Salem to end its contracts with Avelo. That protest, organized by Salem’s Democratic Socialists of America, is over the airline’s decision to fly deportation flights for the U.S. government.

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

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Oregonians rally on May Day to protest Trump admin, defend immigrant rights

Oregon’s largest farmworker advocacy organization, PCUN, hosted the Thursday rally in Salem.

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Timeline: How Salem’s city government got to its current budget crisis

City leaders have spent years warning of an impending budget cliff, studying the issue and proposing ways to raise money to keep police, fire, the library and parks operating at…

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Crunk pioneers Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins to perform July 4 at state fairgrounds

Hip-hop fans of all ages are in for a party when Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins take the stage at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on the Fourth of…

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Meet the candidates for Salem-Keizer School Board Zone 5

Former school board Chair Karina Guzmán Ortiz is seeking a second term against challenger Jason Kroker, a mechanic and electrician. Both have children in local schools.

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A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials

Senate Bill 1098 aims to prevent removal of books about protected classes in Oregon.

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