Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized Gov. Kate Brown addresses her supporters after results showed she won re-election to another four-year term. (Pamplin Media Group/Jonathan House) Gov. Kate Brown addresses her supporters after results showed she won re-election to another four-year term. (Pamplin Media Group/Jonathan House) Gov. Kate Brown addresses her supporters after results showed she[Read More…]
Ballot measure opponents gather in anticipation of getting vote results. They soon heard that all but one measure was defeated. SALEM — On election night, Oregonians blocked attempts to overturn the state’s sanctuary status for undocumented immigrants and affirmed public funding for reproductive health care, holding onto its status as[Read More…]
Uncategorized Democrat Kate Brown appears to have won reelection to become Oregon governor, defeating Republican challenger Knute Buehler. As poll results came in shortly after 8 p.m., the Oregon Secretary of State’s office and show that with 1.3 million votes, Brown carried 50 percent of the votes, compared with Buehler’s 44[Read More…]
Opponents of Measure 105 gather Tuesday night awaiting election results. SALEM — On election night, Oregonians appeared to block attempts to overturn the state’s sanctuary status for undocumented immigrants and affirmed public funding for reproductive health care. In so doing, Oregon voters rejected socially conservative priorities by large margins. They[Read More…]
Here is the history of elections for governor in Oregon: 2014 In 2014, Democrat John Kitzhaber secured his fourth term overall as governor, and second consecutive, by beating Republican Dennis Richardson 733,230 to 648,542. Kitzhaber also served as governor from 1995 to 2003. However, he didn’t hold the office long,[Read More…]
Republican gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler closes out his campaign day Monday at his headquarters in Tualatin (Photo courtesy of the Buehler campaign) In the closing hours of Oregon governor’s race on Monday, Kate Brown and Knute Buehler took very different approaches to finishing up a campaign that has stretched out[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem Police believe a woman hit and killed by two cars Saturday night was lying on Highway 22. The woman, who police identified Monday as Dallas resident Alexandria Tereshka, 27, died following the collision at 9:15 p.m. She was hit near the Wallace Road Northwest exit. Salem Police spokesman Lt.[Read More…]
Salem Police believe a woman hit and killed by two cars Saturday night was lying on Highway 22. The woman, who police identified Monday as Dallas resident Alexandria Tereshka, 27, died following the collision at 9:15 p.m. She was hit near the Wallace Road Northwest exit. Salem Police spokesman Lt.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Many other Oregon cities pay elected officials a stipend, but not Salem. Councilor Tom Andersen believes that could be a problem. Andersen last week filed a motion to give eight councilors and the mayor a monthly stipend as demands grow for Salem’s elected officials. The amounts and how they would[Read More…]
More of those who care for elderly Oregonians are completing free training from the state that helps them perform better. The state reported that from August 2014 to August 2018, 69,647 classes have been taken and 19,218 caregivers have been trained. In-person classes account for 29 percent, while the other[Read More…]
