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 interroga al candidato a secretario de Estado, Rex Tillerson, sobre el cambio climático y los vínculos de Exxon con naciones bajo sanción
El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, cuestionó el miércoles al candidato a secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Rex Tillerson, ex director ejecutivo de Exxon Mobil, sobre sus puntos de vista sobre el cambio climático y los negocios de la compañía petrolera con países bajo sanciones estadounidenses. Merkley le preguntó a Tillerson, un funcionario designado por Donald Trump que respondió preguntas de la
Rex Tillerson puede esperar muchas preguntas sobre su historial sobre el cambio climático
Rex Tillerson, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, will likely face plenty of tough questions during his confirmation hearings on Wednesday: about his close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, deals his former company made with Iran, and the secretive oil venture he oversaw in the
Democratic Senators Criticize Fintech-Charter Plan
WASHINGTON—Two top Senate Democrats voiced concerns Monday about the national bank regulator’s plan to offer a federal banking license to financial technology firms, questioning whether the agency had the authority to do so, among other things. In their letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Sens. Sherrod
Wyden y Merkley se unen al intento de prohibir permanentemente la perforación en alta mar
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, se unieron a sus colegas senadores de la Costa Oeste para presentar esta semana la Ley de Expansión de la Protección del Océano de la Costa Oeste para prohibir permanentemente la perforación en alta mar en la plataforma continental exterior de Oregón, Washington y California. La legislación, introducida por primera vez en 2010, modificaría la
Sen. Jeff Merkley joins Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders in aiming to block potential Muslim registry
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) along with eight of his Democratic colleagues on Friday introduced a bill that would prohibit President-elect Donald Trump from creating a Muslim registry. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is sponsoring the Protect American Families Act, which would ban the creation of any “immigration-related registry programs that
El senador Jeff Merkley presenta un proyecto de ley para bloquear el registro musulmán propuesto por Donald Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has joined Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and seven other Democratic Senators to introduce legislation that would block the establishment of the Muslim registry that President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly called for during his campaign. Called the Protect American Families Act, the legislation would prohibit the creation of
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