Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing
News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the
OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE
KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to
Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?
NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,
The Migrants Who Were on TIME’s Cover Will Attend the State of the Union
Lawmakers have long used their plus-one invitations to the annual State of the Union address to send political messages to the President, and this year is no different. Democratic Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren invited federal workers who saw their paychecks delayed as a result of the longest shutdown in government history. Sen. Kirsten
Familias migrantes separadas sobre el Estado de la Unión de Trump: 'No nos merecemos todo el daño'
Las familias solicitantes de asilo en Estados Unidos que fueron separadas por la administración Trump dijeron que, si bien se sienten honradas de asistir al discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión ante el Congreso el martes por la noche, ver al presidente les recordará su sufrimiento reciente. “Es un honor poder asistir”, Yeni
Oregon’s Merkley and Wyden seek to punish Saudi Arabia over students who vanished before trial
Oregon’s U.S. senators on Friday introduced a pair of bills targeting foreign consulates that help their citizens escape criminal prosecution in the U.S., a response to revelations that the Saudi Arabian government provided assistance to students who ran afoul of the law and fled before trial. Citing an Oregonian/OregonLive investigation, Jeff Merkley
Democratic senator to bring mother and child separated at the border to State of the Union
Washington (CNN)Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Friday that he will bring a mother and daughter who were separated at the US-Mexico border last year as guests for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week. The decision is intended to “highlight the human suffering caused by
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley seeks to end predatory robocalls
COOS COUNTY — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is going after robocalls that are scamming people out of money and identities. In a press release on Wednesday, Jan. 23, Merkley put pressure on the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, questioning whether enough is being done to protect consumers from “predatory robocalls, including
Jeff Merkley dice que le pidió al FBI que investigara al secretario del DHS por perjurio porque está 'harto y cansado de que esta administración mienta'
Washington (CNN) — El senador demócrata Jeff Merkley dijo el lunes que le pidió al FBI que abriera una investigación por perjurio contra la secretaria de Seguridad Nacional, Kirstjen Nielsen, la semana pasada porque “es hora de una responsabilidad real”. “Estoy harto y cansado de que esta administración le mienta al pueblo estadounidense, le mienta al Congreso, le haga
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