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
Merkley, Wyden announce $900,000+ grant to improve water quality
Cannon Beach Gazette Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership $909,000 for the implementation of their Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). The CCMP aims to improve water quality, protect natural habitats, and
Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle call for EPA investigation into Coffin Butte Landfill
Statesman Journal Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation are calling for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to complete an investigation into concerns about Coffin Butte Landfill, north of Corvallis. “This 178-acre landfill accepts over 1 million tons of waste annually from nearly two dozen Oregon counties and southwest Washington,” U.S. Sens.
Oregon congressmembers want administration officials to tour state’s semiconductor cluster
OregonLive Five members of Oregon’s congressional delegation sent a letter to top Biden administration officials Thursday, asking that the officials return to the state for a fresh look at Oregon’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. The letter invites Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Laurie Locascio, director of the National Institute of Standards
Merkley fields questions, messages from protesters at town hall in Clackamas
Milwaukie Review Hundreds gathered at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas on Friday, Aug. 2, for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s 34th town hall in Oregon this year. Merkley, in boots and a plaid shirt, arrived early for the 6:30 p.m. event, relaxed and ready to engage with the public. “You hear directly
‘No Kings Act’: Wyden, Merkley join in legislation to ‘restore accountability for presidents who violate law’
KTVZ Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31 other senators in introducing legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law. The legislation also clarifies that
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