Warm Springs radio station KWSO gets nearly $160,000 infusion from FEMA
Central Oregon Daily A community radio station owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is getting a financial infusion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA is granting $158,749 to KWSO-FM. This will be used to upgrade the station’s broadcast transmissions and warning systems, which are needed
Oregon leaders call on U.S. government for help, flexibility to help ranchers
Oregon Capital Chronicle The wildfires this season have scorched a record 1.5 million acres, forcing ranchers to move their cattle as flames approached while also fighting fires to save their homes This summer’s historic wildfires in Oregon have taken a toll on ranchers and their more than a million cows and
Klamath Community College receives grant to aid veteran students in obtaining commercial driver’s licenses, safety training
Herald and News Oregon’s U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced this week the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding Klamath Community College and Linn-Benton Community College a combined total of $265,829 to grow their commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs. A CDL is needed for careers operating large
Wyden, Merkley ocupado, desde las líneas TSA hasta el hábitat de la rana manchada, veteranos
El senador Jeff Merkley emitió un trío de comunicados de prensa el jueves sobre el desarrollo de varios temas, desde la búsqueda de más fondos para los agentes de la TSA en el aeropuerto hasta la ayuda con el hábitat de las ranas manchadas en el centro de Oregón y varios programas para ayudar a los veteranos, incluida la marihuana medicinal. Con la ajetreada temporada de viajes del verano acercándose rápidamente y las filas creciendo
Proyecto de ley del Senado podría financiar proyectos de agua en el centro de Oregón
Un proyecto de ley del Senado de EE. UU. podría ayudar a pagar los proyectos relacionados con el agua en el centro de Oregón que tienen como objetivo conservar el agua y mejorar el hábitat de la rana manchada de Oregón. El Comité de Asignaciones del Senado votó por unanimidad el proyecto de ley de asignaciones agrícolas del Senado fuera del comité el jueves con un voto bipartidista de 30-0, enviando la medida a la
CFPB Readies Rule on Small-Dollar Lending for June
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has scheduled a June 2 hearing on small-dollar lending, and is expected to release its long-awaited proposal on payday loans at the event. The field hearing will be held in Kansas City, Mo., and feature remarks by CFPB Director Richard Cordray as well as
Merrick Garland marks 50th Senate visit as Trump steals SCOTUS spotlight
WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Merrick Garland trudged up Capitol Hill again Thursday to greet senators and promote his stalled Supreme Court nomination. The dutiful nominee’s affability never faltered, despite knowing that media would largely ignore his milestone to, instead, explore the colorful tweets of Donald Trump’s 11 proposed nominees. Thursday marked Garland’s 50th
Google prohibirá anuncios de préstamos de día de pago
Development: Google announces ban, effective July 13, on advertisements for payday loans. Takeaway: Google’s new policy is one of several efforts to combat credit products seen as harmful to consumers, including a soon-to-be-released CFPB rule addressing payday lenders. May 11 (BNA) — Google Inc. will no longer allow advertisements for
Columbia River tribal housing at The Dalles Dam bill passes U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate passed a bill today that paves the way for a new tribal village at The Dalles Dam. The Senate’s Energy and Water Appropriations bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to plan a new village for tribal fishing crews who lost their homes when the dam