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,
Wyden y Merkley presentan legislación sobre viviendas para personas de bajos ingresos
Washington, DC – Los senadores de Oregón Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley dijeron hoy que copatrocinan un proyecto de ley bipartidista que abordaría la crisis de viviendas asequibles al fortalecer y expandir el crédito fiscal federal para viviendas de bajos ingresos. “Esta legislación proporciona una base sólida para la gran remodelación que necesita la política de vivienda de Estados Unidos.
Los senadores de Oregón Wyden y Merkley denuncian la orden de viaje revisada de Trump
Los dos senadores estadounidenses de Oregón denunciaron el lunes la orden revisada del presidente Trump que restringe los viajes a los residentes de seis países de mayoría musulmana y prohíbe temporalmente la entrada de refugiados. La nueva orden detiene los viajes durante 90 días para personas de Irán, Libia, Somalia, Sudán, Siria y Yemen. Durará la suspensión del programa de refugiados de EE.UU.
Wednesday Q+A with Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sen. Jeff Merkley expanded his policy portfolio at the beginning of the new Congress by joining the Foreign Relations Committee. The Oregon Democrat sat down with Adam Wollner Tuesday in his Washington office to discuss some of the most pressing foreign policy and national security issues facing the country. Sen.
Task Force Convened to Address Spread of Sudden Oak Death in Southern Oregon
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Oregon State Representative David Brock Smith convened an array of stakeholders last week in the first task force meeting aimed at addressing the spread of Sudden Oak Death. Sudden Oak Death is a disease that poses severe economic and environmental threats to Curry, Coos and
Merkley habla sobre salud y Rusia en el ayuntamiento de Hood River
El senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata de Oregón, habló sobre temas recientes en su ayuntamiento en Hood River el sábado, incluido el cuidado de la salud y Rusia. El fin de semana pasado, Merkley celebró un ayuntamiento en Portland. Las preguntas de los electores en el evento del ayuntamiento de Hood River en Merkley abarcaron desde la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio hasta las políticas del presidente Donald Trump.
Two Oregon women who benefited from Obamacare will attend Trump’s address
Both U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are bringing guests to the capitol tonight who benefited from the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans are moving to repeal. President Donald Trump has said he will offer “something special” during his address to a joint session of Congress about his health care overhaul efforts. He has called