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Ore. House backs Hatfield statue in US Capitol

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:05:15 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The Oregon House voted Monday to pull a statue of Oregon pioneer Jason Lee from a prominent place in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with one of the late Mark Hatfield, one of the most influential politicians the state has seen.

Cooperative ending Oregon hazelnut operation

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:31:23 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - A California-based farmer cooperative is ending its Oregon hazelnut packing operation.

Mo. House roll call on workers' compensation bill

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32:42 -0400

The Missouri House voted 135-23 Thursday to give final approval to legislation that would replenish a fund for disabled workers and change the way people are compensated for job-related illnesses.

Mo. House roll call on transportation tax

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:02:32 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - The 100-57 roll call Tuesday by which the Missouri House gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would levy a 1-cent sales tax for transportation projects.

Mo. House roll call union paychecks legislation

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:11 -0400

The 85-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Monday to give final approval to a measure that would require unions to get annual consent to automatically deduct fees out of members' paychecks.

Opponents seek vote on immigrant driver's card law

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:02:15 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Two Republican state representatives want voters to decide whether to overturn a new law that allows immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission to obtain driver's licenses.

Mo. House roll call on repeal of renters tax break

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:18:55 -0400

The 91-69 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Thursday to give final approval to a measure eliminating a tax credit for low-income disabled and seniors who rent their homes.

Missouri House roll call on income tax cut

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:00:52 -0400

The 103-51 roll call by which the Missouri House voted Thursday to give final approval to a measure reducing income taxes for individuals and businesses.

Willamette fraternity suspended, members ousted

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:08:46 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Willamette University has suspended the Sigma Chi fraternity during an investigation of Facebook comments that degraded women, and the Salem chapter has voted to expel 12 members.

Man shoots sister in leg at Salem apartment

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:22:24 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Police say a 24-year-old man shot his 18-year-old sister in the leg Wednesday night at a Salem apartment.

Salem renames meeting venue as convention center

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:10:54 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Everybody calls it that already, so Salem officials say the facility that hosts large gatherings in Oregon's capital city will henceforth be known as the Salem Convention Center.

OSP seek witness to officer-involved shooting

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:41:04 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Oregon State Police are looking for a possible witness to an officer-involved shooting in Salem.

Oregon House approves rights for domestic workers

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:44:38 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The Oregon House narrowly passed a bill on Tuesday requiring overtime pay, meal breaks and other labor protections for housekeepers, nannies and in-home cooks.

Salem man investigates prowler, wounds himself

Tue, 07 May 2013 15:32:51 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Authorities in Salem say a man who heard a prowler grabbed a rifle to investigate and ended up accidentally shooting himself in the jaw.

Craft distilleries growing in Oregon

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:38:11 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - First came the brewmasters, whose small-scale breweries and full-flavor beers were infused with the Northwest's DNA.

Police: Salem man confesses to sex abuse

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:51:32 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The authorities say a Salem man walked into the Marion County Jail and confessed to sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl between January and March of this year.

Marion County Jail remains under modified lockdown

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:28:03 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The Marion County Jail remains under a modified lockdown following Thursday's disturbance in which seven or eight inmates refused to return to their cells after outdoor exercise.

Salem shelter takes 7 dogs from California

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:20:21 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - A Salem animal shelter is taking in dogs from an overcrowded shelter in California.

Teen driver impaled in Salem crash into fence

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:47:05 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - A teen driver who was impaled in a crash with a fence in Salem is improving.

Hollywood asks Ore. lawmakers for tax incentives

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:52:15 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Fake snow fell on the Capitol steps and an Oregon senator got a Hollywood-style makeover Thursday as film crews trouped to Salem in a bid to persuade state lawmakers to bump up spending to lure filmmakers.

Some Oregon voters could get non-English ballots

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:58:47 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Some Oregon election ballots would be printed in a language other than English under a bill that got its first hearing in Salem this week.

May Day activists cheer state immigration laws

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:02:30 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country.

1 woman arrested, 1 sought in Salem robbery spree

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:10:11 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - Police have arrested one woman suspected of driving the getaway car in the robbery of three markets in little more than an hour early Sunday in Salem.

Oregon driving bill becomes law at May Day rally

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:58:58 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - As a throng of supporters cheered, Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill Wednesday that will let immigrants living in Oregon without legal permission obtain driver's licenses.

Aumsville man accused of assaulting infant

Wed, 01 May 2013 12:39:40 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - An assault charge has been filed against an Aumsville man accused of injuring his girlfriend's 6-month-old son.