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 entre los senadores que buscan alivio de la deuda para los estudiantes de Corinthian Colleges
Treinta y cinco senadores demócratas estadounidenses, incluidos Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley de Oregón, firmaron una carta dirigida al presidente Barack Obama solicitando más ayuda para los estudiantes de universidades depredadoras con fines de lucro. La lista incluye Corinthian Colleges, que se declaró en quiebra y cerró repentinamente en 2015. “Estas escuelas han antepuesto su búsqueda de dólares de préstamos federales para estudiantes a la
Action On A National GMO Labeling Measure Heats Up On Capitol Hill
Donnelly characterized his plan as setting “ambitious goals” for companies to be more transparent. “Instead of pitting conventional farmers versus organic [farmers], or concerned parents versus biotech companies, we need to quickly enact legislation that ensures consumers can get the information they want, without sticking misleading labels on every food
Los legisladores de Oregón buscan objetivos nacionales de energía limpia
WASHINGTON – Los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley y los representantes Suzanne Bonamici y Earl Blumenauer, todos demócrata por Oregón, presentaron el jueves resoluciones que establecen el objetivo nacional de producir más del 50 por ciento de la electricidad de Estados Unidos a partir de fuentes de electricidad limpias y libres de carbono para 2030. y pidiendo la promulgación de nueva legislación para lograr
La ley propuesta podría requerir el etiquetado de alimentos con "ingeniería genética"
The national fight over the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms took a new turn on Wednesday, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.; Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; and Jon Tester, D-Mont., to introduce legislation that would require national labeling of GMO ingredients. Called the Biotechnology Food Labeling and Uniformity Act, it is
Merkley introduces biotech labeling solution
Just a day after the Senate Agriculture Committee voted 14-6 to advance a bill from Sen. Pat Roberts (R., Kan.) on how to address labeling foods that may contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) introduced another bill to add to the discussion. Merkley’s bill would provide
Senate Dems offer rival bill on GMO food labels
Senate Democrats are pushing a rival bill on labeling for genetically modified foods. The Biotechnology Food Labeling and Uniformity Act unveiled Wednesday would require manufacturers to disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms on a product’s Nutrition Fact Panel. Manufacturers, though, would have a choice in how they comply. They could choose to
Spanish 
English