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Labor commissioner files motion asking to hold legislative leadership in contempt of court

SALEM — Outgoing Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian is again taking the Legislature to task over sexual harassment, this time in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Avakian wants a state judge to find legislators and staff in contempt for failing to comply with subpoenas in the administrative case he’s brought against[Read More…]

After lemonade stand success, Salem elementary student continues push to help homeless

Abel Najera-Banuelos, center, poses with his parents holding a certificate he received from the City of Salem for raising $100 for the city’s homeless rental assistance program. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) As city officials work to house some of its most vulnerable homeless people, they’ve found an unlikely ally: 8-year-old Abel[Read More…]

David Carlson for Marion County Circuit Court Judge Oregon