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.
Merkley visits Three Sisters Irrigation District to celebrate completion of 25-year water efficiency project
Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit Friday to the Three Sisters Irrigation District as it was celebrating the completion of a 25-year effort to upgrade its water delivery system, which supplies water to a 129 farms. It included piping 64 miles of canals, installing a Farmers Screen (horizontal fish screen)
Wyden, Merkley welcome federal approval of Oregon’s state meat inspection program
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed approval by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of Oregon’s rules and regulations for a state meat inspection program that meets USDA standards. The USDA approval follows a letter from Wyden and Merkley to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, as well
Merkley, Wyden announce long list of federally funded Oregon projects in Senate appropriations bills
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday they have secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in the Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations bills, including millions of dollars for Central Oregon agencies and organizations. A total of 111 Oregon community-initiated projects were included in the
Sen. Merkley announces investments from Interior bill
Senator Jeff Merkley announcing major investments across the board, to help protect Oregon communities from wildfires, modernize water infrastructure, and strengthen the environment. Senator Merkley says he drafted the Interior bill to ensure that priorities for communities in every corner of the state were included. One recipient tells us, that
Wyden y Merkley elogian a OK por ayuda federal para semiconductores
Oregon senators praised passage of legislation to provide federal support for expanding domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research. The Senate vote of 64-33 on Wednesday, July 27 – including Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley – sends the legislation (HR 4346) back to the House, which passed a different version on
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton to receive almost $5M from FAA to reconfigure runway
The Eastern Oregon Regional Airport in Pendleton is receiving almost $5 million in federal funds to reconfigure a runway. The $4.96 million is part of the $17.5 million in grants from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program for crucial safety improvements to runways in small airports in Oregon, U.S.
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