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 holds 500th town hall
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley held his 500th town hall Tuesday, April 5, in a virtual town hall for Lincoln County. Topics included plastic pollution, fossil fuels and affordable housing. Merkley said it is estimated that we consume a credit card worth of plastic a week. Plastics are either burned, buried
El centro de salud mental del centro de Portland para personas sin hogar abrirá en otoño
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Millions of federal dollars are going into a new behavioral health resource center in downtown Portland to help the homeless. Multnomah County bought the building on Southwest Park Avenue and the parking lot next door for $5 million and is spending millions more on renovating it.
Miembros del Congreso cada vez más receptivos a la prohibición de negociación de acciones
Es posible que pronto se prohíba a los miembros del Congreso negociar acciones mientras estén en el cargo, ya que el apoyo bipartidista a la prohibición del comercio de acciones continúa creciendo. En ambos lados del pasillo, más de 125 legisladores han patrocinado o copatrocinado al menos una ley que apunta a prohibir el comercio de acciones individuales.
Other views: Legislation offers chance to enjoy diverse array of fish, wildlife
Wildlife conservation efforts across the United States are at a critical point. More than one-third of American species are at-risk of extinction and in need of proactive recovery. The Oregon Conservation Strategy, developed with the best available science, identifies 294 at-risk Oregon species and provides recommendations on how best to
Wyden y Merkley votan para confirmar a Jackson para la Corte Suprema
Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, ambos demócratas, votaron con la mayoría para confirmar a Ketanji Brown Jackson como juez de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. Tres republicanos se unieron a los 48 demócratas y los dos independientes que votaron con los demócratas por la confirmación el jueves 7 de abril La siguiente es una declaración del Senador Jeff
U.S. Senators agree to extend summer meal programs for kids
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two U.S. Senators are co-sponsoring a bill to extend summer meal programs that provide food for kids. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they are co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would extend federal school meal flexibilities for children in Oregon and nationwide until September 30, 2023.
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