Bend awarded $5 million federal grant to fuel affordable housing production
Bend Bulletin The city of Bend has received a $5 million grant intended to kickstart affordable housing supply, the federal government announced Wednesday. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grant set the course for the city to identify and address policies that slow affordable housing
Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT
Wyden, Merkley, colleagues call on Postal Service to prepare for November election
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide.
Merkley praises Biden action to reunite separated children
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley has praised President Joe Biden’s latest executive order that seeks to reunite children separated from their migrant families at the border with Mexico under a now-revoked policy instituted by former President Donald Trump. The Oregon Democrat drew national attention to that “zero-tolerance” policy for unauthorized border
Questions for Senator Merkley
LABOR PRESS: 4,000 Americans are dying every day of COVID who didn’t have to die. 10 million are out of work. Global warming is melting the ice caps and contributing to superstorms and terrifying forest fires. We have the worst economic inequality in a century. There’s also a crime wave,
Oregon senators press Biden admin to act on Saudi Arabia’s role in fugitives fleeing U.S.
U.S Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are asking the Biden administration to take action against the government of Saudi Arabia for its suspected role in whisking its citizens out of the United States to escape criminal prosecution, renewing their years-long effort that the president’s predecessor rebuffed. “We urge you
Senador Merkley: 'Estamos comenzando un nuevo capítulo en Estados Unidos'
El senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley, recién salido de su propia victoria en el tercer mandato, ofreció una combinación de observaciones personales y comentarios políticos el miércoles 20 de enero, después de ver a Joe Biden prestar juramento como el presidente número 46 de la nación. El republicano saliente Donald Trump decidió no asistir a la ceremonia, algo que Merkley dijo que Trump debería
La legislación de Merkley para renovar la democracia y sacar mucho dinero de la política será el primer proyecto de ley para la nueva mayoría; Merkley, Schumer, Klobuchar anuncian que la Ley For the People será S.1
El Senador de EE. UU. de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, el Líder de la Mayoría del Senado entrante, Chuck Schumer (D-NY), y la Presidenta entrante del Comité de Reglas del Senado, Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), anunciaron que el primer proyecto de ley de la mayoría Demócrata del Senado en el nuevo Congreso será el de Merkley's For the Ley del Pueblo, legislación integral para fortalecer y reformar nuestra democracia. el para
'Hoy es motivo de celebración y resolución': los líderes de Oregon reaccionan a la toma de posesión presidencial de Biden, Harris
Joe Biden prestó juramento como el presidente número 46 de los Estados Unidos el miércoles por la mañana y los líderes de Oregón respondieron al momento. Aquí hay un vistazo a lo que tenían que decir: Gobernadora Kate Brown (D-Ore.): “Hoy marca un nuevo capítulo para nuestro país al dar la bienvenida al presidente Joseph R. Biden
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