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.
President’s 2016 budget would reinstate timber payments
WASHINGTON — The 2016 budget released Monday by the White House calls for the reauthorization of timber payments, funds sage grouse conservation efforts and treats the largest wildfires as natural disasters. The spending initiatives are all familiar to Central Oregon. The Secure Rural Schools program, which compensated timbered counties for
El superintendente de Umatilla se unirá a Merkley para el discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced Friday that Umatilla Superintendent Heidi Sipe will accompany him as his guest to Washington, D.C., for the 2015 State of the Union Address, Tuesday. Merkley selected Sipe as his guest in recognition of the school district’s efforts to build a successful robotics program and for
Merkley liderará la lucha por la protección federal LGBT
WASHINGTON — A principios de este mes, el senador Jeff Merkley, demócrata por Oregón, anunció su intención de introducir una amplia legislación contra la discriminación que brindaría protección federal a lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y personas transgénero. El proyecto de ley, que Merkley planea presentar en algún momento después de que el 114º Congreso preste juramento el 6 de enero, estará diseñado para
Monument expansion expected to increase tourism, protect resources
You won’t see a different cave or a new chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument. But some are calling the expansion of the landmark, with legislation attached to a defense spending bill signed last week by President Obama, a monumental change. The monument will be nearly 10 times its original
Merkley describe planes para el proyecto de ley de derechos civiles LGBT
El senador Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) se unió el viernes al comisionado laboral de Oregón, Brad Avakian, y a los líderes LGBT de Oregón para anunciar su plan para impulsar una legislación amplia sobre derechos civiles LGBT en el próximo Congreso. Merkley expuso su justificación y plan para la protección general de los estadounidenses LGBT y anunció que
Walden, Merkley get Bowman Dam right
The designation of Bowman Dam near Prineville as “wild and scenic” reeked of nonsense. It earned its place in Valhalla as one of the worst jokes that the federal government has inflicted on Central Oregon. But thanks to the efforts of Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, and Sen. Jeff Merkley,
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