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KGW In an effort to prevent suicide and promote mental health wellness, Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have secured funding to help multiple organizations throughout the state.  While September is National Suicide Prevention Month, the goal is to keep help accessible all year long.  Life for Lines is a nonprofit

KOIN Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand launched an effort on Wednesday to end a ban preventing the United States Postal Service from shipping alcohol with a new bill. The senators’ USPS Shipping Equity Act would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers

Gorge News Center Resources going to groups serving veterans in Marion, Polk, Clackamas, Multnomah, Lake, Marion, Tillamook and Washington counties Washington D.C— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a combined federal investment of $1.84 million to support three Oregon community organizations with suicide prevention programs and services for

Central Oregon Daily U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is calling for a ban on gambling on elections. A federal judge overturned a decision last week that previously rejected legal gambling on U.S. elections. Merkley said with just two months before an extremely consequential election, this should not and cannot happen.

OPB Oregon has been granted federal relief money for infrastructure damaged during the January 2024 ice storm, and for other disasters that struck the state over the last five years. The Federal Highway Administration is sending nearly $43 million dollars to reimburse Oregon for damage caused by landslides, flooding and

Associated Press The families of four Americans detained in China said Wednesday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, urging the U.S. government to take action to bring them home. Appearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission of China, the families of Kai Li, Mark Swidan, Dawn Michelle Hunt and Nelson

Salon Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made a seemingly straightforward logistical shift to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), which provides USDA foods to income-eligible households living on reservations or in designated tribal areas, offering a vital lifeline to communities often underserved by other federal nutrition programs.  During