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.
U.S. Senate approves resolution honoring MAX attack victims
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley praised the Senate’s unanimous passage Thursday of a joint resolution honoring Oregon’s Rick Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Micah David-Cole Fletcher, victims of a May 26 attack on a MAX train in Northeast Portland. Best and Namkai-Meche were fatally stabbed when they clashed
Los políticos locales reaccionan a la audiencia de Comey
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon senators participated and watched closely as former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning. Sen. Ron Wyden was among those asking the tough questions, getting answers the American people have waited to hear. “All in one dinner, the president raised your job
Betsy DeVos: No es trabajo del Departamento de Educación proteger a los estudiantes LGBTQ
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that her agency would not give federal funds to private schools that defy federal antidiscrimination laws. However, she suggested it is not the Department of Education’s job to prevent discrimination against students in cases in which federal antidiscrimination laws are murky, such as
Los demócratas del Senado critican a DeVos por los recortes educativos propuestos
Los demócratas del Senado criticaron el martes a la secretaria de Educación, Betsy DeVos, mientras intentaba defender el plan del presidente Trump de recortar $9 mil millones en fondos para la educación. Los miembros de un subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado la presionaron para que justificara los recortes propuestos a los programas extracurriculares, la capacitación de maestros y los fondos federales para ayudar a los estudiantes necesitados a asistir.
La delegación de Oregón pide al Congreso que honre a las víctimas del ataque de Portland y ayude a combatir la intolerancia
Una resolución conjunta de la delegación del Congreso de Oregón pide al Congreso que honre a las víctimas del ataque al tren MAX del 26 de mayo en Portland y apoye los esfuerzos locales y nacionales para combatir la intolerancia. “El ataque del viernes pasado fue un evento nacional profundamente conmovedor y merece atención nacional”, dijo el representante de EE.
El gobernador Brown y Merkley critican la medida del presidente sobre el cambio climático
SALEM, Ore. – La gobernadora de Oregón, Kate Brown, y el senador Jeff Merkley expresaron su profundo descontento con la decisión del presidente Trump de retirar a EE. UU. del acuerdo de París sobre el cambio climático. El gobernador Brown emitió esta declaración: “El cambio climático representa la mayor amenaza para el medio ambiente, la economía y la forma de vida de Oregón. Oregón tiene un
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