Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
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
“A broken promise to Indian Country”: Tribal leaders call on USDA to address major food shortages
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
Ready your bets: Election gambling is going mainstream in the US
Politico It’s a striking reversal of fortune for the election-betting complex in the US after a three-year crusade by regulators against the prediction markets. Americans are about to vote with their wallets in a big way. Financial exchange startup Kalshi on Thursday got the green light to begin offering day
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $3 Million for Safer Streets in Oregon Cities
Ashland Chronicle Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced federal funding is heading to the cities of Tangent, Milwaukie, and Ashland to develop and update comprehensive road and street safety plans, while investments for Klamath Falls will fund the construction of safety improvements at intersections in the
Merkley Monthly: Keeping our communities safe from extreme heat
Tillamook Headlight Herald If it feels like summers are getting longer and hotter, it’s not your imagination. This past July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded in human history, following the hottest thirteen-straight months scientists have ever seen. Extreme heat is melting the snowpack in the Cascades, scorching lands
Oregon literacy programs getting $11.5 million boost
KCBY Oregon is getting a boost to the state’s literacy programs – an $11.5 million boost. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the funding Friday morning, saying the money will help improve literacy rates among children from kindergarten through high school. The money is earmarked primarily for children whose
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