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.
Alivio hipotecario para los 'bajo el agua'
Solo el mes pasado, una de cada 253 casas en el condado de Deschutes fue embargada. Si bien el duradero desastre de vivienda de Bend parece la otra cara de sus anunciados años de crecimiento, el problema difícilmente anida allí. Una de cada 397 casas en el condado de Crook se derrumbó de manera similar en septiembre, al igual que una en
EDITORIAL: Se trata de empleos
Desde que los republicanos del Congreso se apropiaron del debate nacional sobre el estado de la economía de EE. UU. y lo desviaron hacia la reducción del déficit federal, millones de estadounidenses, tanto los que todavía trabajan como los desempleados y subempleados, han estado tratando de averiguar por qué el Congreso no lo hace. parece entender
Cómo mantener el "supercomité" honesto en los trabajos
El senador Jeff Merkley está preocupado. Él teme que es cada vez más improbable que el “supercomité” de déficit del Congreso haga un esfuerzo serio para incorporar la creación de empleo en su misión. Peor aún, le preocupa que algunas de sus propuestas de reducción del déficit puedan causar más daño a la economía. El senador Merkley tiene una idea
Super Committee Proposal Should Be Scored For Labor Market Impact
Jeff Merkley continues to be one of my very favorite senators: “We need to have every proposal that the super-committee brings out to have it scored by its jobs impact,” Merkley told me in an interview this morning. He plans to urge Democratic and GOP leaders to agree to this
An Oregon Perspective: What We Can Do to Lower Gas Prices
Skyrocketing gas prices are like a tax on working families. And it is the worst possible tax in the sense that it ships our energy dollars overseas, enriching the Middle East while hurting job creation here at home. We need to take concrete steps both to lower costs at the pump now and to gradually reduce the grip oil companies and petro-dictators have on our economy.
Merkley Calls For Action To Lower Gas Prices
BEND, OR — With oil and gas prices increasing considerably over the last couple of weeks, Jeff Merkley and several other senators have called on President Obama to act now to lower the price at the pump. Merkley, a guest Thursday morning on Wake Up Bend!, said a small portion
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