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.
El ayuntamiento de Merkley cubre una gran cantidad de temas
El control de armas, el futuro del Seguro Social, los aumentos en el costo de vida, la tubería de Jordan Cove y un próximo año difícil del agua fueron todos los temas que se presentaron ante el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley en un ayuntamiento el martes en el campus de Oregon Tech. Unas 120 personas asistieron al cabildo como parte de un torbellino
La EPA revoca las normas sobre emisiones de automóviles de la era Obama
WASHINGTON – El administrador de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental, Scott Pruitt, anunció el lunes que revocaría las normas de la era Obama que exigen que los automóviles y camionetas vendidas en Estados Unidos promedien más de 50 millas por galón para 2025, una medida que podría cambiar la composición de la flota de automóviles del país. durante años para
Los demócratas critican al jefe de la FCC por los límites propuestos al programa de Internet para personas de bajos ingresos
A group of Democratic senators slammed the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday over his proposal to cut down on a program that helps make broadband and phone service more affordable for low-income households. The senators’ letter targets a proposal introduced by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in November that
Merkley listo para regresar al ayuntamiento
The annual Jefferson County town hall will be held Wednesday, April 4, at the Warm Springs K-8 Academy. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will return to Jefferson County April 4, for his annual town hall, to be held in Warm Springs. Merkley will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C.,
STILL WAITING: Wyden, Merkley press for coast fisheries financial aid
Oregon Governor Brown and members of the Oregon Congressional delegation made the request to the Trump Administration nine months ago, and now Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urged the White House to take action on the request seeking disaster aid for West Coast fisheries. The Oregon senators have
Wyden, Merkley in bipartisan letter rejecting Trump’s proposed BPA sell-off
The Trump administration has figured out a way to engender bipartisanship: Propose selling off U.S. federal power marketing administration assets, including Bonneville’s 15,000-mile high-voltage electric transmission system. Fourteen Democratic U.S. senators — including Oregonians Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — have joined with nine Republicans in a letter to budget director Mick Mulvaney opposing the proposal made last
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