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,
Coast Guard rescue station in Newport open till 2018
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard helicopter search-and-rescue stations on the Oregon and South Carolina coasts will remain open at least until 2018. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that language keeping the stations open is included in an authorization bill that cleared Congress this week and was sent
Alexander receives nod to join US Air Force Academy
Molalla High School’s Austin Alexander has been accepted to join the United States Air Force Academy’s Class of 2020 after receiving a nomination Friday from Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley. Alexander was notified in an email that he could expect to receive an official letter from Merkley this week, giving
Earthquake Early Warning System Coming Say Speakers At White House Summit
Federal agencies and university scientists are making progress on the deployment of an earthquake early warning system for the West Coast. That was one of the messages from a half-day earthquake preparedness summit hosted by the White House Tuesday. It wouldn’t be much advance warning. An alert between a few seconds up
Merkley Talks Retirement Plans For Small Businesses
Oregon Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley stopped by the Falling Sky Delicatessen in Eugene, Friday, to discuss retirement savings plans for small businesses. Earlier this week, Merkley introduced the American Savings Act which emphasizes a universal savings plan that can be transferred between jobs. Merkley says most employees don’t work for
Los senadores Wyden y Merkley hablan sobre las opciones universitarias a los estudiantes de secundaria que se preocupan por cómo pagarla
Los senadores demócratas de Oregón Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley visitaron la Escuela Secundaria Franklin el viernes para hablar sobre sus planes para ayudar a estudiantes como Michelle Yan. Yan quiere asistir a la Universidad de Stony Brook en Nueva York para convertirse en la primera de su familia en obtener un título universitario. Pero ella se preocupa por
Senador impulsa proyecto de ley de cuentas de ahorro para la jubilación
El Senador Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., dio a conocer el jueves la Ley de Ahorros Estadounidenses, una legislación que daría a los trabajadores sin acceso a un plan de jubilación en el trabajo la capacidad de ahorrar a través de una Cuenta de Ahorros Estadounidense, siguiendo el modelo de las cuentas ofrecidas a los empleados federales y al Congreso. “No debería importar si trabajas medio tiempo o
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