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.
Court Ruling on N.S.A.’s Data Collection Jolts Both Defenders and Reformers
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court ruling that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of phone records is illegal has scrambled bipartisan efforts to overhaul the program, emboldening those who say the efforts do not go far enough and undermining Senate Republican leaders who want to keep the current program
‘This isn’t just another news conference,’ says committee chair about growing support for Udall-Vitter chemical bill
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., wanted reporters to know that he and other senators were actually going to make some news Thursday (May 7). “This is a big deal, this isn’t just another news conference,” said Environment and Public Works Committee Chair James Inhofe R-Okla., on growing support for
Proyecto de ley crearía puesto de 'enfermera nacional'
A bipartisan pair of senators introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a new “national nurse” position tasked with preventing diseases like obesity and heart disease. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) said the national nurse would focus on education to help to curb the growing
Education bills take aim at ‘predatory’ schools
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Thursday will introduce legislation aimed at protecting students who are interested in technical careers from being enrolled in “predatory” schools. The Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act would crack down on school programs that pledge to train students for technical careers but lack accreditation. A
Los demócratas del Senado piden regulaciones rápidas para los cigarrillos electrónicos
Los demócratas del Senado están renovando su presión para mantener los cigarrillos electrónicos fuera del alcance de los niños más de un año después de que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) se comprometió a hacerlo. La FDA está "dando largas" a las nuevas regulaciones que prohibirían a las tiendas vender cigarrillos electrónicos a niños menores de
Panel del Senado avanza proyecto de ley para reformar la regulación química
Washington (AP) — Un proyecto de ley bipartidista para actualizar la regulación de sustancias químicas nocivas por primera vez en casi 40 años obtuvo la aprobación de un comité del Senado el martes, acercándolo a una votación en el pleno del Senado. El Comité Senatorial de Medio Ambiente y Obras Públicas aprobó el factura, 15-5. Se unieron cuatro demócratas
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