by Chamber Comms | May 20, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
This update was originally distributed by Oregon Business & Industry (OBI) in its Captiol Connect Newsletter on Monday, May 16, 2022. Oregon OSHA adopted administrative rules last week to protect employees from excessive heat and smoke. The heat rules include...
by Chamber Comms | May 5, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
On Monday, May 2, the Salem Chamber joined fellow local chambers from Dallas, Silverton, and Keizer for a special panel discussion about public safety and crime concerns in the Mid-Willamette Valley. Included on the panel were Marion County District Attorney Paige...
by Zachary Sielicky | Apr 26, 2022 | Public Policy blog
Here are some key takeaways from the Monday, April 25 Salem City Council Meeting– City Council approved a development in an 8-1 vote (Leung voted no) on a new housing development which would create 178 single family lots ranging in size from 5,000 to 19,283 square...
by Zachary Sielicky | Mar 16, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
Governor visits local businesses, affordable housing, workforce development, child care programs in Bend (Bend, OR) — Governor Kate Brown today signed House Bill 4005, the $100 million child care investment package, at Bloom Children’s Center in Bend. The Governor was...
by Zachary Sielicky | Mar 4, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
NEWS RELEASEMarch 3, 2022Media Contact:Liz Merah, 503-877-8287Charles Boyle, 503-931-7773 (Salem, OR) — After the passage of the Private Forest Accord package, Senate Bills 1501 and 1502 and House Bill 4055, Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement:“Thank...
by Zachary Sielicky | Feb 24, 2022 | Press Room blog, Public Policy blog
Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will be lifting Oregon’s COVID-19 emergency declaration, effective April 1. COVID-19 hospitalizations and case numbers continue to drop rapidly across Oregon as the Omicron variant recedes.“Over the past six...
