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
Los senadores de Oregón celebran una 'sesión de escucha' para discutir los costos de matrícula
EUGENE, Oregon – Estudiantes de la Universidad de Oregon y de Lane Community College se unieron a los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley para una “sesión de escucha” el lunes en la Universidad de Oregon. Los jazzistas Vega-Heath y Ashley Jackson, que son líderes estudiantiles en LCC, además de madres, opinaron sobre
OR Senators Push For Long Term Fire Funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) spoke out in favor of the U.S. Senate’s approval of a bill to keep the government running through mid-December. The legislation also includes $700 million in emergency funding to refill wildfire accounts drained during this summer’s devastating fire
La batalla de perforación en el Ártico se detiene abruptamente cuando Shell se seca
Una de las mayores luchas medioambientales de los últimos años está acabando con un quejido. Royal Dutch Shell dijo el lunes que abandonará la exploración de petróleo y gas frente a la costa norte de Alaska después de que un costoso pozo quedó prácticamente seco. La decisión pone fin, al menos en el futuro previsible, a una batalla clave
Historic effort keeps sage grouse off endangered list
WASHINGTON — The greater sage grouse will not be placed on the endangered species list, due to the greatest conservation effort in U.S. history, federal officials said Tuesday. The decision by the Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the iconic bird was announced at a news conference at the Rocky
Ferguson Report Includes Call To End Predatory Lending
The governor-appointed Ferguson Commission, called together after the police shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown, is calling for sweeping policy changes in Missouri. Among the topics the report addresses are race, policing, education, the courts, Medicaid and finance. Chief among its recommendations is that Missouri end the practice of predatory lending,
Merkley respalda acuerdo nuclear con Irán
El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, anunció el domingo su apoyo al acuerdo nuclear con Irán, convirtiéndose en el senador demócrata número 31 en respaldar al presidente Barack Obama en el tema. Solo dos demócratas del Senado se han manifestado en contra del acuerdo: el senador de Nueva York Chuck Schumer y el senador de Nueva Jersey Robert Menéndez. Justo
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