Washington Blade U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) called for passage of the Equality Act during a press conference on Wednesday alongside Advocates for Trans Equality, who were convened on Capitol Hill for the Trans Day of Empowerment lobby day. Instead of freedom and the opportunity to participate fully in society,
OPB Five people, including one U.S. senator, squeezed into a rural farmhouse bathroom near Prineville, Oregon, on a recent Sunday morning. The group watched intently as the homeowner, Doug Payne, lifted the lid off his toilet tank. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley stooped under the towel rack to get a closer
South China Morning Post A bipartisan bill seeking to counter Beijing’s narrative about China’s control over Tibet and promote dialogue between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama is heading to US President Joe Biden’s desk. The House of Representatives voted 391-26 on Wednesday to approve the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, which
ProPublica The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation that, for the first time, expressly permits states to spend millions of federal dollars on stillbirth prevention. The Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, which passed the House in mid-May, now goes to President Joe Biden, who is expected to sign the
Seafood Source A group of U.S. senators and representatives from Oregon are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase government purchases of seafood originating from the West Coast. The USDA made USD 52 million (EUR 48 million) in seafood purchases from the U.S. West Coast in 2022 at the legislators’ urging but, previous
KTVZ Senator Jeff Merkley, in Prineville for a town hall Sunday, also visited two of the dozens of homes dealing with manganese contaminating their water, which they say is caused by a nearby gravel mine. Merkley, whose hand was covered by black sludge from the water in one home’s toilet,
Bend Bulletin Dick Zimmerlee spent decades as a rancher, farmer and agriculture consultant. But each day he spends studying the soils and groundwater on his ranch near Prineville, trying to find out why black sludge started clogging pipes and settling in his toilet, his knowledge becomes more akin to an
KCBY COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A town hall meeting was held last week to discuss the city of North Bend’s future regarding $4-million in funding to help demolish the old Coos County annex to construct affordable housing. The construction will be for workforce housing for critically needed workers in education, public
Herald and News Actions of the Israel and the Netanyahu government in the war with Hamas, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said, qualify as war crimes. “It is an infliction of mass suffering,” Merkley said. “It’s a cascading humanitarian disaster.” The senator described the stories he’d learned during his time on
Central Oregon Daily Senator Jeff Merkley held six in-person town halls in Oregon counties over the weekend. On Sunday the senator made a stop in Prineville for a town hall at Crook County Middle School. Merkley discussed several topics with the community of Crook County including the increase in homeowners’
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