Salem Payroll Tax Goes to the Voters

Willamette Wake Up

Salem Payroll Tax Goes to the Voters

Show Notes

Salem City Council passed an employee-paid payroll tax in July to be immediately implemented to address the city's budget deficit. People who wanted a vote of residents got the issue put on the Nov 2023 ballot. City Councilor Virginia Stapleton and Citizen Budget Committee member Paul Tigan discuss the implications and a campaign to get support for the new revenue source, called Save Salem.


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Willamette Wake Up is KMUZ’s morning news magazine program that explores what mid-Valley people are doing and talking about through news segments and interviews. The Willamette Wake Up team is dedicated to exploring the deeper stories that define and affect our community. Join us live every weekday morning from 8 to 9 o’clock and repeats 6 to 7PM.

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