Author: Emily Baker

Oregon Senators Reach Out to HHS Over Baker City Birthing Center Closure

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 By: Garrett Christensen Elkhorn Media Group BAKER CITY – In response to the impending discontinuation of obstetrical services at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City, and the subsequent effort by state officials to negotiate a continuation of said services, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeffery Merkley

Eugene Airport to receive $12.7 million for improvements

Friday, July 21, 2023 By: News Staff KVAL EUGENE, Ore. – According to a release from the U.S. Senate’s Office, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Eugene Airport will be receiving $12,669,789 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for infrastructure improvements. “Regional airports are critical to

Trending / Civil Discourse: Senator Merkley holds Columbia County Town Hall

Thursday, July 20, 2023 By: Will Lohre Country Media, Inc. The Chronicle Sen. Jeff Merkley held a Town Hall at Lewis and Clark Elementary School in St. Helens to connect with Columbia County residents to take their questions and hear their concerns.  Merkley opened the meeting by inviting people to

Merkley and the challenge of facial recognition technology

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Baker City Herald Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has given us all a somewhat depressing lesson in facial recognition technology. The Democrat walked up to one of the new Transportation Safety Administration facial scanners and here’s the resulting headline from The Washington Post: “You can say no

Merkley: More housing must be built

Monday, July 17, 2023 By: Peter Wong Portland Tribune U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley says the federal and state governments should be doing more to add housing, which in his view has been long neglected. The Oregon Democrat speaks from his experience, going back three decades, when he was executive director

Talk about the weather: Merkley addresses heat, wildfires in Columbia County

Monday, July 17, 2023 By: Scott Keith Columbia County Spotlight Hot-button topics, including the high price of prescriptions, the U.S. Supreme Court and climate change, were on the minds of Columbia County residents Saturday, July 15, at a town hall meeting in St. Helens with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley. In

Merkley: More must be done to aid students

Sunday July 16, 2023 By: Peter Wong Portland Tribune U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley got a wide range of questions, as is usual, during a town hall meeting Saturday, July 15, at Centennial High School. But one question from the audience of more than 100 came from Liam Miller, who will

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