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.
Connelly: 22 millones para perder el seguro médico bajo el plan republicano del Senado
El líder de la mayoría del Senado, Mitch McConnell, está presionando para que se vote esta semana sobre el plan republicano de atención médica del Senado. Veintidós millones de estadounidenses perderían la cobertura de atención médica en los próximos 10 años según un proyecto de plan de atención médica republicano del Senado publicado la semana pasada, dijo la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso en un informe largamente esperado publicado
Merkley: Trump 'absolutamente' trató de intimidar a Comey
El senador Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) le dijo a MSNBC el viernes que el tuit del presidente Trump amenazando a James Comey con posibles "cintas" de su reunión fue "absolutamente" un intento de intimidar al exdirector del FBI. Cuando Nicole Wallace de MSNBC le preguntó si estaba de acuerdo con el representante Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) en que el tuit constituía algo más que un engaño, Merkley
Recaudadores externos del IRS son acusados de prácticas ilegales
Asalta tu 401(k). Pídale un préstamo a su jefe, cargue sus tarjetas de crédito o ponga su casa como garantía al obtener una segunda hipoteca. Esas son algunas de las estrategias financieramente riesgosas que Pioneer Credit Recovery sugirió a las personas que luchan por pagar la deuda tributaria federal vencida.
Dems slam new Senate health care bill as ‘meaner’
Washington (CNN) At a closed-door meeting with senators last week President Donald Trump reportedly called the House’s health care plan “mean,” and now Democrats are taking the President to task for his words, calling the Senate GOP bill “meaner.” “If that bill was mean, this one is downright diabolical” Sen. Jeff Merkley,
El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, condena el proyecto de ley de atención médica del Senado como "diabólico", señala su "impuesto al embarazo"
For weeks, a small group of Republicans in the U.S. Senate have been secretly crafting health-insurance legislation in response to the House of Representatives bill that President Donald Trump recently called “mean.” Now the Senate GOP’s effort is out in the open: the bill wouldn’t repeal the Democrats’ controversial 2010 Affordable Care
Senators seek disaster aid for Oregon fishery
The U.S. senators of Oregon and California have requested the U.S. Department of Commerce issue federal salmon fishery disaster to support economic recovery for coastal communities. In April, the ocean salmon season was called off due to drought in California that resulted in low, warm waters that prompted the growth
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