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,
¿Ha llegado el momento de la opción pública? Los demócratas del Senado lideran hoy un nuevo impulso
Hillary Clinton releases a second letter from her doctor, while Donald Trump takes the stage with Dr. Oz. But first: the public option rises again. IS IT TIME FOR PUBLIC OPTION? SENATE DEMOCRATS LEAD NEW PUSH TODAY — Top legislators and prominent progressives are throwing their weight behind the public option
Bill to clean Columbia River added to water package
Congress is making headway on establishing a grant program for environmental cleanup projects in the Columbia River Basin. Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley reintroduced the Columbia River Restoration Act last year, along with fellow Oregon Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Peter DeFazio, all Democrats. The bill was
USDA food waste funding scarce a year after setting goal
Battle Creek wants to become a model for how an American city can completely eliminate food waste. If only it could get some federal money to start the process. Representatives for the southern Michigan town of 52,000 — home to cereal giant Kellogg — are awaiting the Agriculture Department’s response
Senadores instan a audiencias 'inmediatas' sobre prácticas de venta de Wells Fargo
Un grupo de senadores estadounidenses convocó el lunes a audiencias inmediatas sobre las revelaciones de que los empleados de Wells Fargo abrieron cuentas de clientes fraudulentas, ya que el banco de San Francisco enfrentaba otras consecuencias por el asunto. Además, el lunes, la firma de calificación crediticia Moody's Investors Service dijo que la conducta de los empleados del banco fue un "crédito negativo" para
Senado realizará audiencia sobre tácticas agresivas de venta de Wells Fargo
El Comité Bancario del Senado llevará a cabo una audiencia la próxima semana sobre las agresivas tácticas de venta de los empleados de Wells Fargo & Co. que llevaron a un acuerdo de $185 millones con los reguladores federales y estatales. La decisión del presidente del panel, el senador Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.), de investigar el asunto llegó el lunes por la noche apenas unas horas
Wells Fargo ofrece arrepentimientos, pero no admite mala conducta
Wells Fargo estaba lleno de arrepentimientos el viernes, publicando anuncios en casi una docena de periódicos que decían que el banco asumía "toda la responsabilidad" por crear cuentas bancarias falsas sin el permiso de sus clientes. El director ejecutivo del banco, John Stumpf, incluso llamó a un destacado demócrata en el Congreso para expresar su voluntad de asumir
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