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Wyden, Merkley join rally as Eugene-area postal workers picket

The Register-Guard Postal workers, letter carriers and Oregon’s U.S. senators spoke outside the Local Processing Center in Springfield on Tuesday as part of a national day of action to protest consolidation in the Postal Service and advocate for the American Postal Workers Union as it negotiates its contract. Delivering for America The

Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets

KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that he said will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict in the lawsuit is decided. The suit is

Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab

KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this

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

Merkley pide más asistencia para incendios forestales

El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, visita Long Creek. LONG CREEK: solo un día antes de que el incendio del complejo Canyon Creek obligara a los residentes a evacuar sus hogares, el senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, les dijo a los asistentes a una reunión en el ayuntamiento en Long Creek que se necesita más asistencia para combatir los incendios forestales en el

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