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Salem (/ ˈ s eɪ l ə m / ⓘ SAY-ləm) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River , which runs north through the city.
The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk. [3] The principal city is Salem, the state capital, which has a population of 175,535. [4] The Salem MSA had a population of 433,353 at the 2020 census. [5]
The Oregon State Capitol is the building housing the state legislature and the offices of the governor, secretary of state, and treasurer of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located in the state capital, Salem. Constructed from 1936 to 1938 and expanded in 1977, the current building is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem. The ...
The Salem City Council will vote Monday on whether to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Oregon law requires the city to adopt the budget by the July 1 deadline, the beginning of the new fiscal year.
The hearing is required by Oregon law before the council can vote to adopt the budget by the July 1 deadline. ... Salem City Council agreed to use $647,340 of that money in the fiscal year 2025 ...
Proposed legislation would provide Salem up to $6 million a year from the state of Oregon to offset tax revenue lost from the large amount of state-owned land in the city. Rep. Tom Andersen, D ...
The Oregon Provisional Legislature created Polk County from Yamhill District on December 22, 1845, granting to it the entire southwestern portion of present-day Oregon to the California border. County boundaries were periodically changed to reflect the creation of Benton and Lincoln counties. Many other counties were subsequently carved out of ...
Chris Hoy is an American politician and retired law enforcement officer who is the current mayor of Salem, Oregon. He also formerly served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 21st district. He was appointed to the House on December 8, 2021. In 2022, he won the election for mayor of Salem, and was set to take office in ...