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.
Federal aid will expand high-speed internet in Unity area
A $10.26 million federal grant to Oregon Telephone Corporation, and the same amount in a federal loan, will help the company, based in Mount Vernon, expand high-speed internet to parts of southern Baker County and to parts of Grant and Malheur counties. Oregon’s U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley,
Portland y Albany pueden contratar más bomberos gracias a una subvención federal
The cities of Portland and Albany, and the Scappoose Rural Fire District, will receive nearly $4 million in federal grant money to support local firefighting. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Monday that Portland and Albany both secured grants from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
Judge weighing legal path for problems at Oregon’s federal prison
Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice told a federal magistrate on Thursday that conditions inside the troubled Federal Bureau of Prisons complex in Sheridan, Oregon, had improved. As recently as this summer, there was a hunger strike at the detention facility in protest of the conditions and reports of out-of-state guards allegedly
Senate to vote on the Disclose Act focused on ‘dark’ money in campaigns
SALEM, Ore. — President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.
Senate to vote on Disclose Act aimed at ‘dark money’ in campaigns
SALEM, Ore. – President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.
Hillsboro construirá el primer 'centro de innovación' de microchips de Oregón
Hillsboro plans to build Oregon’s first Semiconductor Center of Innovation Excellence, using funds secured through a Business Oregon planning grant. The announcement from the city says that it will work with partners like Oregon State University, Intel and the Oregon Business Council, to establish the center and the programs it
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