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,
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley co-sign letter to NCAA urging uniform sexual assault policy
The two United States Senators from Oregon and six colleagues on Tuesday sent a letter to an NCAA commission that recommended “a strong, uniform policy” for prospective student-athletes who have “serious misconduct violations” in their past. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., co-signed the letter to the NCAA Commission to Combat
Lawmakers slam Trump for laying ‘blame on both sides’ in Charlottesville rally
President Donald Trump’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, originally scheduled to focus on U.S. infrastructure, deteriorated into a spirited argument over Saturday’s controversial statement on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompting swift responses on social media. Trump’s statement on Saturday didn’t specifically condemn the hate groups associated with the protest, and he
Sen. Jeff Merkley Says President Trump Deserves “No Credit” for Speaking Out Against White Supremacists
After a two-day delay and a deluge of bipartisan outrage, President Donald Trump today criticized hate groups responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, Va. “Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to
La senadora Merkley expresa su apoyo a los derechos de las personas transgénero
Portland, Oregon (KPTV/CNN Newsource) – El senador Jeff Merkley expresó su apoyo a los derechos de las personas transgénero esta semana en Portland. El demócrata de Oregón habló en un mitin el martes, al que asistieron decenas. Sigue al anuncio del presidente Trump en julio en Twitter de que planea restablecer la prohibición de que las personas transgénero sirvan en
Sen. Merkley hosts rally against banning transgender people from military
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is hosting a rally against President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military. The rally is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. at Terry Schrunk Plaza in southwest Portland. Merkley is currently working with other senators on
Merkley sorprende a la multitud de Corvallis: cientos asisten al ayuntamiento del senador
Fue una fiesta de amor el lunes por la tarde para el senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley en Corvallis. Merkley, el senador junior de Oregón, se detuvo para un ayuntamiento en el teatro de la Escuela Secundaria Corvallis y cautivó a una multitud de más de 400 electores, quienes lo aplaudieron repetidamente y lo ovacionaron de pie al comienzo.
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