An Oregon State Police car (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons). Parts of Oregon with sparse police presence could see more state troopers on the highway under a bill advancing through the Legislature. If passed, Senate Bill 1545 would put hundreds more state troopers on the state’s highways over the next decade. During a[Read More…]
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Climate activists will rally, march Tuesday at state Capitol
Young people hold signs during a climate strike at the state Capitol last year. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) SALEM — An Oregon environmental group expects about 1,000 people to descend on the Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 11, to urge lawmakers to pass legislation addressing climate change, a proposal that drew bitter opposition[Read More…]
Uncategorized Brown announces ‘historic’ agreement between timber industry, environmentalists
Gov. Kate Brown, Greg Miller, representative of the timber coalition, and Bob Van Dyke, of the Wild Salmon Center, announce the “historic” deal between logging and environmental interests Monday, Feb. 10. (Claire Withycombe/ Oregon Capital Bureau) A new deal between Oregon’s timber industry and environmentalists to protect forest waters, modernize[Read More…]
Uncategorized School board to hear long-awaited plan for $35 million in new state funding
The 2019-20 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer school board members and the public will get a first look Tuesday night at priorities for spending millions in new state money to close educational gaps in the district. Community volunteers Adriana Miranda, executive director of Causa, and Reginald Richardson, vice[Read More…]
Salem City Council to consider modifying camping ban in Monday meeting
A homeless woman walks in front of a city of Salem public works vehicle during an eviction of a camp under the Marion Street Bridge in January. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Stuck with few immediate solutions to homelessness, Salem city councilors on Monday night will consider again repealing portions of the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Miller students get creative with art and history inspired field trip
David Wilson, gallery manager for the Salem Art Association, talks with Miller Elementary School fourth-graders about a painting by Salem artist John Oberdorf on a class field trip. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Laurie Hoverson’s fourth-grade students relish any chance to do art. But a Friday field trip to the Salem Art[Read More…]
Uncategorized DIGEST: Catch up on recent Salem news that might have got past you
Eliandra Yatilman, a fourth grader at Auburn Elementary School, and Dale Dela Cruz, a North Salem High School senior, sing “Lava” at the Auburn Islander Club’s first family night on Feb. 6, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Good Sunday morning. Here’s a sampling of stories produced in recent days by your[Read More…]
Speakers tell Salem crowd of work bringing Oregon’s black history out of shadows
Willie Richardson and Gwen Carr of Oregon Black Pioneers tell of their work to explore and recover black history in Oregon. They addressed the Salem City Club on Friday, Feb. 7. (Casey Chaffin – Special to Salem Reporter) Leaders of Oregon Black Pioneers outlined how black history has been neglected[Read More…]
Uncategorized Impassioned testimony highlights Oregon hearing on gun storage bill
Rabbi Michael Cahana of Portland’s Congregation Beth Israel testifies in favor of a safe gun storage proposal during a hearing at the Capitol Friday, Feb. 7, on behalf of interfaith nonprofit organization Life Every Voice Oregon. (Sam Stites/Oregon Capital Bureau) Lawmakers on the House judiciary committee heard nearly three hours[Read More…]
Timber Unity sits down with governor with its own plan to reduce Oregon emissions
Julie Parrish, a former state legislator now working with Timber Unity, speaks at group’s Capitol rally on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Jaime Valdez/Pamplin Media) SALEM — An Oregon activist group that opposes a state plan to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions presented Gov. Kate Brown Thursday with its own ideas[Read More…]
