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Local government reporter at Salem Reporter.

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Oregon farmers, others tell U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas about impact of federal cuts - Salem Reporter Salem area organizations and farmers said that since President Donald Trump came back into office, federal funding cuts have impacted habitat restoration, food production and pest control.

A really great writeup by @jmshumway.bsky.social of how federal budget cuts are affecting people locally 🫠

"Most of the people Salinas spoke with had received grants under the prior presidential administration and made plans based on those grants, only to find the rug yanked out from under them."

22.03.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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11.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for the Squishmallow. I am now complete πŸ™πŸ½

11.03.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A timeline of statements surrounding Salem city manager's resignation - Salem Reporter City officials have issued multiple apparently contradictory statements about the circumstances surrounding City Manager Keith Stahley's abrupt departure last week. Salem Reporter collected them all i...

Also, here's a timeline of statements surrounding Stahley's resignation.

18.02.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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City reverses course, saying councilor never asked city manager to resign - Salem Reporter City Attorney Dan Atchison and Council President Linda Nishioka both issued statements over the weekend disputing former Salem City Manager Keith Stahley’s characterization of the events leading up to...

The latest on Stahley ouster: After initially saying former Salem City Manager Keith Stahley resigned at the council's request the city is now saying otherwise.

18.02.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Council accepts city manager Stahley’s resignation, provides little public explanation - Salem Reporter City councilors met in a closed session before Monday night’s council meeting to β€œconsider the dismissal or discipline of an employee” just before voting publicly to accept Keith Stahley’s abrupt resi...

UPDATE: Salem city councilors voted unanimously Monday to accept former Salem City Manager Keith Stahley's resignation. Prior to the vote they gathered for an executive session to discuss the matter.

11.02.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting developments on the city beat Monday πŸ‘‡

10.02.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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