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,
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
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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