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 bill would end U.S. sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore) and Representative Mike Levin (D-CA-49) introduced Tuesday in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives the Zero-Emission Vehicles Act of 2020, path-breaking legislation that would create jobs, improve health, and address climate chaos by ending American sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles in
New Bill Would Open Second Tribal Window For Free 5G Spectrum
Senate Democrats, joined by at least two Republican House members, are trying to force the FCC to open a new window for Tribal groups to file for 2.5 GHz 5G spectrum. The FCC granted a one-month extension of the initial six-month filing window for rural Tribes from Aug. 3 to Sept. 2,
USDA AGREES TO EXTEND SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM THROUGH SCHOOL YEAR
On Wednesday, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s decision to extend school meal waivers through the end of the current school year. A release said the department’s decision follows a pressure campaign by Merkley and his colleagues, which included multiple letters to the USDA urging
Lawmakers set aside $20 million for schools affected by wildfires
Oregon lawmakers have set aside $20 million to help schools damaged in the Labor Day wildfires. The action Monday, Oct. 12, by the legislative Emergency Board will enable the Department of Education to aid up to 33 school districts, three education service districts and a public charter school. The districts
La delegación da la bienvenida a la nueva asistencia para incendios forestales de FEMA
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Congressman Peter DeFazio and the other Democratic members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation, say more help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the way for those impacted by the recent wildfires. A release said eight counties, including Douglas, will
Wyden-Merkley explora el papel de las líneas eléctricas "vivas" caídas que provocaron muchos incendios...
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today asked the role power lines may have played in the cause or spread of the Beachie Creek fire. In a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Vicki Christiansen and Oregon Department of Forestry State Forester Peter Daugherty, Wyden and Merkley wrote, “We
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