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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,

El Senador Merkley y el Gobernador Brown presionan por financiamiento permanente de CHIP

CONDADO DE LANE, Ore. – Justo antes de Navidad, el Congreso tomó medidas para volver a autorizar el Programa de seguro médico para niños, también conocido como CHIP. Fue aprobado a través de un proyecto de ley de gastos de corto plazo para mantener abierto el gobierno. Sin embargo, la cobertura solo se extiende hasta marzo y muchos legisladores están presionando para

Oregon officials blast Trump proposal to open up oil drilling off coast

A proposal that could open up oil drilling in Oregon and Washington has a lot of people asking questions. Where might it happen? What’s the likelihood of it happening? The Trump Administration’s proposal this week to open up previously protected areas to offshore drilling for oil has drawn harsh criticism

Top Oregon Democrats: Don’t hold CHIP funding hostage

PORTLAND, Ore. – Gov. Kate Brown, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici on Friday called on Congress to stop holding hostage the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and to pass the bipartisan bill that would fund the program. “Children’s health care is too important to play political games with,” Governor Brown said.

Oregon officials tell Congress: Fund kids’ health program

Gov. Kate Brown and three of Oregon’s members of Congress led a rally Friday that called on Republican leaders to re-up funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. The program provides health insurance for more than 9 million children nationwide — and one in 10 in Oregon. Congressional leaders let

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