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.
Merkley, Sanders goal: U.S. on all renewables by 2050
WASHINGTON – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced landmark climate legislation Thursday that would transition the United States to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by no later than 2050. The “100 by ’50 Act” lays
Dem senator shreds Trump’s tax plan as a $2 trillion giveaway to corporate America in epic Tweetstorm
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) laced into President Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan on Wednesday by pointing out that it amounts to a massive $2 trillion giveaway to corporate America. “Trump’s 15% corporate tax rate plan would REDUCE federal revenue by $2 trillion over next 10 years,” he wrote on Twitter. “Another
Merkley applauds Fed’s $157 million Deutsche Bank fine
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., applauded news Friday that the Federal Reserve fined Deutsche Bank $157 million for violating the Volcker Rule. The fine is the first related to enforcement of the Volcker Rule, which Merkley co-authored along with former Senator Carl Levin as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall
La subvención de la Fed impulsa el centro tecnológico RCC
Rogue Community College aumentará sus ofertas de tecnología, y los graduados de tecnología de RCC aumentarán su potencial de ingresos, gracias en parte a una subvención federal de $1.2 millones que ayudará a la escuela a crear un Centro de Capacitación de Alta Tecnología en White City. La subvención es la última en
Los demócratas están preparando un proyecto de ley para destetar completamente a los EE. UU. de los combustibles fósiles para 2050
El senador Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) planea presentar una legislación a fines de este mes que describa cómo Estados Unidos puede dejar completamente de usar combustibles fósiles para 2050, dijo su oficina a The Huffington Post. El senador planea presentar el proyecto de ley la semana del 24 de abril, poco antes del Movimiento Climático de los Pueblos, una reunión anual
Merkley, Wyden quieren fondos para limpiar amories contaminados con plomo
WASHINGTON – Los senadores de Oregón Jeff Merkley y Ron Wyden encabezaron un grupo de 10 senadores que pidieron a los líderes del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado que dediquen fondos adecuados para limpiar los sitios de la Guardia Nacional en los EE. UU. que han sido contaminados con cantidades peligrosas de polvo de plomo. Además de su Guardia Nacional
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