Fred Meyer store in Astoria (File/Daily Astorian) SALEM — Opponents of a ballot measure to ban taxes on groceries contend that some grocers have illegally used their employees to distribute political material supporting the ban. The “Vote No on 103” campaign claims in a letter to Oregon grocers that such[Read More…]
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Double murder case puts state system for criminally insane in question
Anthony Montwheeler leaves a Malheur County Circuit Court hearing in Vale. (Malheur Enterprise/Pat Caldwell) At a hearing before the Oregon Psychiatric Security Review Board two years ago, Anthony Montwheeler explained why he should be set free despite 50 years to go under state control for kidnapping his first wife and[Read More…]
Uncategorized Congestion task force to recommend 18 ideas to ease downtown traffic
The Marion Street Bridge in early September. A task force has since February worked on ideas to cut traffic congestion around the bridges and will soon present ideas to Salem City Council. (Moriah Ratner/Special to Salem Reporter) Travel times over Salem’s downtown bridges could be cut down with a series[Read More…]
Governor, lawmakers stage walkout at Capitol steps, supporting Kavanaugh accusers
Gov. Kate Brown and House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson stand in solidarity with victims of sexual assault on the Capitol steps on Monday, Sept. 24. (Salem Reporter/Aubrey Wieber) Gov. Kate Brown and House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson took to the Capitol steps Monday morning to publicly support Christine Blasey Ford[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Reporter joins 2 news groups to expand state reporting
Reporters Aubrey Wieber, Claire Withycombe, and Paris Achen. SALEM – A news collaborative to sharpen and expand coverage of Oregon state government and politics has launched, combining the strengths of three news organizations. The new team represents Pamplin Media Group, publisher of the Portland Tribune and 24 other newspapers, EO[Read More…]
Department of Corrections partners with local Bible college to offer inmates a four-year degree
Former Judge Tom Kohl talking with a prisoner at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in 2014. (Photo courtesy of Tom Kohl) As Tom Kohl was leaving, the prison warden called him back to sit and pray. “Dear lord, don’t let these men rest until there is a Bible college in the[Read More…]
Secretary of State uses Facebook to target inactive voters
Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson is leaning on technology to reach the 447,000 Oregonians with inactive voter registration. Richardson’s office gave the state’s list of inactive voters to Facebook, which cross-referenced the names with its social media profiles. On Tuesday, a video from Richardson started popping up in the[Read More…]
Uncategorized Wine wars: Oregon and Napa Valley clash over labeling, state and federal regulators investigating
Rows of grapes growing at Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner on Tuesday. The vineyard is part of a fight against what it perceives as misappropriation of the region’s pinot noir by a Napa Valley winery. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) TURNER — Jim Bernau bought a rolling hillside of blackberry vines and[Read More…]
See how your Salem-Keizer school did on state tests
Kindergarten students at Swegle Elementary play with blocks on the first day of school, 2018. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Oregon’s latest standardized test results were a mixed bag. Statewide, the percentage of students meeting state standards was nearly flat in English, math and science. In Salem, student results and changes from[Read More…]
Salem schools lag behind state on student test scores, with gains in high school
A student works on an assignment at Highland Elementary on Sept. 7, 2018. (Moriah Ratner/Special to the Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer students lag behind their peers across Oregon on state tests, results released Thursday morning show. About half of Salem students meet Oregon standards in English and science, compared to 55[Read More…]
