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
All aboard for sucker recovery
UPPER KLAMATH LAKE – Two species of Klamath Basin sucker have been dying before they can reach adulthood, and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is showing continued interest in expediting efforts already underway to save the fish species. Merkley was in Klamath Falls Monday, touring facilities aimed at rearing and releasing
Merkley tours sucker recovery program
Senator Jeff Merkley visited Klamath Falls on Monday to tour the rearing ponds at Gone Fishing and the floating net pens on Upper Klamath Lake. This was Merkley’s first visit to tour the facilities following his Sucker Recovery Event held last fall. Following the summit, Merkley secured $3 million in
Federal grant funds whale conservation research
NEWPORT — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that $26,205 had been awarded the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for whale conservation research efforts — but that’s only the first installment of an NOAA grant that totals $278,856. “Oregon’s breathtaking coast makes countless contributions to the spirit
Oregon senators announce investment in conservation program to protect whales
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced a $26,205 federal grant awarded to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for its program to improve environmental conditions for whales off the Oregon Coast by reducing the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear. “Oregon has a proud history
Una pareja CO detenida en Malasia, regresa a los EE. UU.
REDMOND, OR — A Central Oregon couple who spent a week detained by Malaysian officials at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport is headed back to the United States. 18-year-old Samantha Henry’s dad, Aaron, says hearing the news his daughter, and her 22-year-old boyfriend Will Lucas, were being extradited back to the
Retroactive sales tax onerous for small business
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, are trying to give businesses a needed break. They want to pass legislation to protect temporarily businesses from a whole new set of laws that would force them to collect retroactive sales taxes. The trigger for the legislation goes back to
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