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.
Wyden y Merkley instan a Trump a no recortar Medicare ni Medicaid
Un total de 21 senadores estadounidenses demócratas, incluidos Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley de Oregón, enviaron una carta el miércoles al presidente electo Donald Trump para recordarle sus promesas de campaña de rechazar los recortes a Medicare y Medicaid y pedirle que aclare si todavía tiene la intención. para hacerlo El
Un senador demócrata opina sobre el gabinete emergente de Trump
A medida que toma forma el gabinete de Donald Trump, interviene el senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata de Oregón. Dice que está "profundamente preocupado" por la elección de Ben Carson para liderar Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. RACHEL MARTIN, PRESENTADORA: Ahora que el presidente electo Donald Trump ha nominado algunas de sus opciones para cargos en el gabinete, el Senado
El senador Jeff Merkley sobre los esfuerzos de los republicanos para derogar y retrasar
El senador Jeff Merkley, el joven demócrata de Oregón, ve con malos ojos la estrategia de sus colegas republicanos de derogar inmediatamente la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio, pero retrasar la fecha de vigencia. Los republicanos no quieren que “los millones afectados por la derogación sufran antes de las próximas elecciones, por lo que lo empujan más allá
Sizing Up the Government’s New Fintech Plan
A proposal from a top U.S. banking regulator to allow financial-technology companies to apply for bank charters drew a range of reactions on Friday from industry executives, policy makers, attorneys and advocacy groups. Here are a few of the early takes on the proposal: Favorable/Positive · Ken Rees, chief executive of online
Democrats say they’ll take aim at Trump’s Treasury pick
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump selected a former Goldman Sachs trader and Hollywood financier as secretary of the Treasury on Wednesday, handing Democrats a high-profile target to make the case that Trump is abandoning his populist campaign promises to clear out monied elites and make Washington work for the average
Merkley fights to keep consumer bureau independent
WASHINGTON – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has joined an amicus brief of 20 current and former members of Congress supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s appeal of a judicial decision that threatens its independent structure. The brief was filed this week in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The brief
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