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 de Oregón se unen al filibustero por la inacción sobre las armas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), dozens of senators filibustered for hours Wednesday in an attempt to force the Senate to take action on gun violence. Murphy ended his nearly 14-hour filibuster shortly after 2 a.m. EDT Thursday. Democrats aided their colleague with their own speeches throughout the
Suicide hotline initiative could help vets in need
Every morning at work, suicide prevention coordinator Evelyn Unkefer checks a nationwide hotline to see if any local veterans have called looking for help. If so, veterans are steered her way and into her casework. She expects those calls to rise this year, and that may actually be good news.
Oregon Leaders Call For Moratorium On Oil Trains In Gorge
Union Pacific began running trains Sunday past the site of an oil train derailment in the Columbia River Gorge. Local officials in Mosier, the site of Friday’s oil train derailment, said they counted five trains moving through town Sunday night. The Washington Department of Ecology indicated Monday that crews found
Senate Democrats to Release a Policy Agenda
Moving into general-election mode, Senate Democrats on Thursday will begin rolling out a policy agenda meant to answer, at least in part, Republican plans coming out of the House. “A Better Way,” the name of the Republican proposals announced bySpeaker Paul D. Ryan, will vie with “We the People,” the title
La revisión radical de las leyes de seguridad química de la nación supera el obstáculo legislativo final
The Senate passed legislation Tuesday evening that will overhaul the way the federal government regulates every chemical sold on the market in the United States. The bipartisan accord represents the most sweeping environmental measure to pass Congress in a quarter-century. The bill, which drew support from the chemical industry, trial
Los demócratas del Senado piden que se prohíba la perforación en alta mar en el Ártico
Un grupo de 10 demócratas del Senado y un independiente pidieron al Departamento del Interior que bloquee las perforaciones en alta mar en el Océano Ártico en su plan de perforación 2017-2022, en una carta enviada el viernes a la secretaria del Interior, Sally Jewell. Los senadores reconocieron que ya habían obtenido una victoria significativa cuando el departamento
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