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
El centro de salud mental del centro de Portland para personas sin hogar abrirá en otoño
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Millions of federal dollars are going into a new behavioral health resource center in downtown Portland to help the homeless. Multnomah County bought the building on Southwest Park Avenue and the parking lot next door for $5 million and is spending millions more on renovating it.
Miembros del Congreso cada vez más receptivos a la prohibición de negociación de acciones
Es posible que pronto se prohíba a los miembros del Congreso negociar acciones mientras estén en el cargo, ya que el apoyo bipartidista a la prohibición del comercio de acciones continúa creciendo. En ambos lados del pasillo, más de 125 legisladores han patrocinado o copatrocinado al menos una ley que apunta a prohibir el comercio de acciones individuales.
Other views: Legislation offers chance to enjoy diverse array of fish, wildlife
Wildlife conservation efforts across the United States are at a critical point. More than one-third of American species are at-risk of extinction and in need of proactive recovery. The Oregon Conservation Strategy, developed with the best available science, identifies 294 at-risk Oregon species and provides recommendations on how best to
Wyden y Merkley votan para confirmar a Jackson para la Corte Suprema
Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, ambos demócratas, votaron con la mayoría para confirmar a Ketanji Brown Jackson como juez de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Tres republicanos se unieron a los 48 demócratas y los dos independientes que votaron con los demócratas por la confirmación el jueves 7 de abril La siguiente es una declaración del Senador Jeff
U.S. Senators agree to extend summer meal programs for kids
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two U.S. Senators are co-sponsoring a bill to extend summer meal programs that provide food for kids. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would extend federal school meal flexibilities for children in Oregon and nationwide until September 30, 2023.
El panel de la Cámara interrogará al USPS sobre el plan para comprar camiones que consumen mucha gasolina
Un panel clave de la Cámara anunció planes el jueves para interrogar a altos funcionarios del Servicio Postal de EE. UU. sobre la decisión de la agencia de comprar hasta 148,000 camiones de reparto de correo que consumen mucha gasolina a pesar de las directivas de la administración Biden para ecologizar la flota federal y la oposición de los principales reguladores ambientales. La Casa Supervisión y Reforma
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