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 y Wyden apoyan proyecto de ley para derogar la 'ley mordaza global'
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are co-sponsoring a bill that would repeal the Mexico City Policy, an anti-abortion measure reinstated by President Donald Trump that threatens to strip funding from healthcare providers around the world. Trump is the first president to expand the policy, known as
Ore. El senador Merkley pide que se investigue la renuncia de Flynn
WASHINGTON — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is among a group of senators asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to appoint a special counsel to investigate National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation. “The fact that a senior national security advisor served for weeks while the president knew he had been identified as
La Resistencia impidió que Puzder se convirtiera en secretario del Trabajo
On a list of cabinet prospects that Donald Trump filled with unfit pretenders to power, Andrew Puzder was always in contention for the “worst of the worst” title. So it should not come as a total surprise that, on Wednesday, Puzder’s nomination to serve as secretary of labor collapsed in
Dem senator: GOP wants to ‘bury’ Flynn probe
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) says the GOP hopes “to bury” revelations about President Trump’s former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. “We know it’s incredibly difficult to get information out of the Intelligence committees,” he said Wednesday on CNN’s “New Day.” “We’ve seen that through the torture report. They also really desire to bury any
Funds found for Columbia River tribes’ owed houses at The Dalles Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has promised just over $3 million to plan for new housing at The Dalles Dam — a first step in making good on a 60-year-old promise. The four Columbia River tribes that fish and live along the river are helping decide where the houses
Oregon, Washington lawmakers call appeals court ruling a ‘victory’
President Donald Trump and U.S. Senators, mostly Democrats, quickly weighed in on social media after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision to keep an order in place blocking Trump’s controversial travel ban from seven Muslim-majority countries. Trump promised another day in court, likely the Supreme Court. Twitter reacts