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.
Oregon Politicians Livid as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jettisons Federal Agreement to Keep Hands Off Legal Weed
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated Thursday morning that he intended to rescind the Cole Memo, an Obama-era policy that codified the federal government’s position that states can determine their own reasonable and responsible regulations on cannabis growth, sales and use. The policy change could turn back the clock in
Merkley: La política debe hacerse a un lado cuando la salud de los niños está en riesgo
This year has been one of stark partisanship, with rhetoric from both sides of the aisle seeking to stress differences between Democrats and Republicans. But one thing I thought we all could agree on is that we need to do everything we can to look out for our children. I
El proyecto de ley de restauración tribal de Oregón es aprobado por unanimidad en el Senado
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill to place thousands of acres of federal lands into the hands of Oregon Native American tribes passed through the U.S. Senate and is headed for President Donald Trump’s desk. The Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act is bipartisan legislation created to address western Oregon tribal priorities.
Democrats block dozens of Trump nominees
About 100 of President Donald Trump’s nominees have been kicked back to the White House, prolonging an unusually high number of vacancies across his administration and escalating the Senate’s long-running nomination wars. While the Senate agreed to keep roughly 150 of Trump’s picks for consideration next year, it refused to
Oregon senator’s identity stolen to make comment in favor of repealing Net Neutrality
EUGENE, Ore. – As the Federal Communications Commission weighed whether to repeal Obama-era Net Neutrality rules, an Oregonian filed a comment online in support of scrapping the rules. “The FCC’s Net Neutrality rules were written in the Obama White House by political staff and Tech Industry special interests who overruled
Jeff Merkley says someone impersonated him to weigh in against net neutrality
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said on Monday that someone used his identity to submit fake comments against net neutrality to the Federal Communications Commission. “Turns out someone impersonated me during the … comment period – further proof of forged comments in this process,” Merkley wrote in a tweet. “We need
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