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 planea impulso de energía renovable 100%
El senador demócrata de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, planea presentar varios proyectos de ley en los próximos meses para trasladar la combinación energética de Estados Unidos a fuentes 100 por ciento renovables para mediados de siglo. El plan cuenta con el respaldo de ambientalistas como el cofundador de 350.org, Bill McKibben. Merkley hizo el anuncio la semana pasada en la conferencia Netroots Nation en
El proyecto de ley del senador pondría a EE. UU. en el camino de la energía limpia 100% para 2050
El senador Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) presentará un proyecto de ley este otoño para poner a Estados Unidos en el camino de obtener el 100 por ciento de su energía de fuentes de energía limpia, anunció el senador en un foro en St. Louis esta mañana. Merkley hizo el anuncio en la conferencia Netroots Nation 2016, diciendo
Oregon lawmakers introduce national vote-by-mail bill
WASHINGTON – With the goal of making voting easier and more accessible to all Americans, three Oregon lawmakers introduced a bill to expand Oregon’s vote-by-mail system nationwide. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representative Earl Blumenauer, introduced the Vote By Mail Act, along with Rep. David Cicilline of
A Month After Mosier Derailment, New Rules To Improve Safety Of Oil Trains
More than a month after a Union Pacific Railroad oil train derailed and caught fire in the Columbia River Gorge, rules are in the works to increase the safety of oil by rail. On the same day the U.S. Department of Transportation proposed rules requiring railroads to improve their spill response planning and transparency, Oregon
Merkley, Wyden introduce legislation aimed at oil trains (photos)
Federal rail investigators would have the power to respond to major derailments by halting new oil shipments until full investigations are completed under legislation introduced Wednesday by Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The Democratic senators also are seeking $2 million to help pay for new investigators, while requiring
Los senadores apuntan al 'dragón de muchas cabezas' de la negación del cambio climático
¿WASHINGTON? Antes de que la atención nacional se centre en las convenciones de los partidos políticos, un grupo de demócratas del Senado tomó la palabra esta semana para enfrentar al “dragón de muchas cabezas” que niega el cambio climático. El esfuerzo, que comenzó el lunes, tiene como objetivo denunciar a más de 30 organizaciones diferentes que están “cooptadas
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