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
Los senadores Wyden y Merkley se reúnen con los evacuados sobre la reconstrucción
CONDADO DE LANE, Oregon — A partir del sábado, se levantaron todas las evacuaciones por el incendio de Holiday Farm y el incendio está contenido en 45%. Ahora es el momento de mirar hacia la recuperación a largo plazo. Es por eso que los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley estuvieron en Eugene, reuniéndose con los sobrevivientes de Holiday Farm.
Los senadores de Oregón se comprometen a descubrir si se podrían haber evitado los incendios forestales
GATES – Los senadores apenas habían salido de sus autos cuando fueron acribillados con preguntas sobre por qué no se cortó la electricidad. Se hicieron muchas preguntas a los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley en sus recorridos por los daños de los incendios forestales en Gates y Mill City el sábado por la tarde.
Wyden y Merkley se reúnen el sábado con los evacuados del incendio de Holiday Farm
Los senadores de Oregón se reunieron el sábado con los evacuados del incendio de Holiday Farm y, después de escuchar sus historias, prometieron que las comunidades rurales del estado no serán olvidadas. Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley se reunieron con algunas de las víctimas del incendio en el Centro de Eventos del Condado de Lane, que sirve como centro de recursos.
4 Oregon Dems introduce bill to include cannabis in disaster relief
Oregon politicians are moving to make state-legal cannabis businesses eligible for federal disaster relief. At least seven licensed adult-use cannabis businesses in the state were destroyed in this month’s wildfires. Others were damaged and are facing continuing disruption. The businesses are not eligible for federal assistance because THC cannabis (generally referred to as
La policía tribal de Warm Springs aplaude la aprobación en el Congreso de la 'Ley de Savanna'
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — In Warm Springs, 58-year-old Tina Spino has been missing since July. Warm Springs Police Chief Bill Elliot explained Thursday the efforts that his team takes in cases like hers, and why they are pleased Congress has approved a measure that could help bring successful resolution
Merkley y Wyden presentan proyecto de ley para prohibir los uniformes de camuflaje de las fuerzas del orden federales
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 32 Senate Democratic colleagues, introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit federal law enforcement officers from wearing camouflage patterns in the U.S. in most cases, since they can easily be confused for military personnel or even extremist para-military groups when