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
Senators say bill would provide relief from smoky skies, heat waves
Summers aren’t what they used to be. Extreme heat waves, raging wildfires and skies blanketed with smoke have become regular fixtures of the season for Douglas County residents in recent years. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced five new bills Wednesday that they say would help blunt the
En la inauguración, Merkley elogia el nuevo sistema de agua de Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) – Gresham officials celebrated Tuesday as the city and Rockwood Water People’s Utility District broke ground on an expanded groundwater system. The goal of the project is to create up to five new groundwater wells that will provide residents in Gresham and East Portland with clean drinking
Carta al editor: ¡Por el pueblo, actúe ya!
The freedom to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy. Creating unnecessary barriers to exercise this freedom is wrong. Right now, a minority of the Senate is silencing American voters, even though a majority want the voter protections in the For the People Act. Protections that include easy access to
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY JOINS PSU TO DISCUSS HOMELESSNESS
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley joined Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) in a roundtable discussion on housing and homelessness Monday morning in a Zoom-delivered event with statewide media. Center Director Marisa Zapata moderated the event which included remarks from Merkley, a longtime housing advocate who shared information
Oregon’s US lawmakers urge FEMA to help short-staffed hospitals
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation on Monday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, to help the state cope with the latest surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, by providing medical personnel. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne
We Reported on Pollution From Sugar Cane Burning. Now Federal Lawmakers Want the EPA to Take Action.
For years, residents living amid Florida’s sugar fields have complained about pre-harvest crop burning, which sends smoke and ash into their communities. And for years, state health and environmental officials, as well as sugar companies, have said the air is healthy to breathe. But now, leading lawmakers in Congress are
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