Category: In the News

OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE

KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?

NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,

$95.7 million in federal funds supports water conservation projects

The Madras Pioneer U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Oct. 24 that five rural Oregon conservation projects have secured a total of more than $95 million in federal investment to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners adopt and expand strategies that enhance natural resources while tackling the climate

USFWS investing over $46M to boost the Klamath Basin

KOBI Oregon U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) is investing over $46 million into 24 projects to help boost the Klamath Basin. 12 of those projects are in Oregon, accounting for roughly $30 million of the funds. The projects will focus on ecosystem restoration, along

James Beard Public Market headed to downtown Portland

KOIN  After eight years of talk and concepts, the James Beard Public Market was officially announced Monday by Portland politicians, city and state leaders and project managers. The James Beard Public Market will be located at SW 6th and Alder with room for the community and a number of small businesses.

Pilot Butte canal piping project gets boost with $25 million federal funding

Bend BulletinA large-scale canal piping and on-farm efficiency project planned by Central Oregon Irrigation District has received a $25 million federal funding grant. The grant will go toward piping a section of Pilot Butte Canal near Redmond, according to a joint statement by Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats.

Over $1.8 million to be invested in manufacturing

Cannon Beach Gazette The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) will receive $1,852,748 to bolster Oregon manufacturers. The funding will provide public-private partnerships to small and medium-sized manufacturers across the state. The funding comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Wyden, Merkley and Hoyle announce NOAA’s support for Port Orford

Curry Pilot U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Val Hoyle, announced on Oct. 9 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries included specific support for Port Orford’s local economy and job growth in its National Seafood Strategic Implementation Plan.  “World-renowned seafood is synonymous with Oregon,

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