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.
Trump instó a reducir el tamaño de Cascade-Siskiyou después de las reducciones del monumento de Utah
PORTLAND, Ore. – El secretario del Interior, Ryan Zinke, recomendó que el presidente Donald Trump reduzca el tamaño del Monumento Nacional Cascade-Siskiyou de Oregón y otros tres monumentos. La recomendación se produjo el día después de que el presidente Donald Trump proclamara que dos monumentos nacionales de Utah se reducirían significativamente. Zinke había recomendado previamente los cambios, pero emitió un informe final el martes.
El Senado rechaza la disposición que impulsa la universidad conservadora después del alboroto
Los senadores acordaron prohibir una disposición en el proyecto de ley de impuestos del Senado el sábado por la mañana que eximiría a Hillsdale College, una universidad conservadora líder en Michigan, de un impuesto especial a las escuelas con más de 500 estudiantes o grandes donaciones. Los senadores votaron 52-48 para anular la disposición con los senadores republicanos Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa
Jeff Merkley is only Democrat to get amendment in GOP tax reform bill
As Senate Republicans geared up to pass sweeping changing to the tax code early Saturday, senators offered a number of amendments aimed at making the bill better. Oregon’s Jeff Merkley is the only Democrat to get one included in the final bill. His amendment cut out a provision of the hastily-written bill
Harrowing Wildfire Season Ends, But Political Debate Burns On
Autumn rains have washed away the smoke of the summer wildfires. But Congress remains embroiled in a high-stakes environmental debate over how to reduce the growing threat of catastrophic blazes in Western forests and rangelands. Lawmakers are under more pressure to act after a wildfire season that was particularly harrowing. Nearly
Sen. Merkley: Oregonians, watch your wallets (Guest opinion)
Oregonians, you better watch your wallets: The biggest bank heist in American history is underway, and you may be among the victims. House Republicans just passed a tax bill that they are marketing as a tax cut for the middle class. But in reality, it raises taxes on many middle-income
“Horrific case of ethnic cleansing”: Sen. Merkley travels to meet Myanmar refugees
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, is on the ground in Bangladesh this weekend to meet with some of the more than 500,000 refugees who have fled what the United Nations described as a “textbook ethnic cleansing” in their home country of Myanmar. “You have an assault by
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