Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing
News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the
OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE
KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to
Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?
NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,
Senators ask NBA about Rwanda relationship
ESPN Two U.S. senators sent a letter Tuesday to NBA commissioner Adam Silver accusing the league of “putting profit over principle,” in response to an ESPN story that detailed the NBA’s extensive relationship with Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame. The bipartisan letter, signed by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Oregon delegation celebrates almost $120M for EV charging infrastructure across West Coast
KPIC WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas, announced Tuesday that nearly $120 million in federal funding is coming to the West Coast including Oregon to boost electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The funding
Oregon Sen. Merkley raises concerns over reported NBA ties to Rwandan dictatorship
KOIN Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sent a letter to National Basketball Association Commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday, raising concerns over the organization’s reported ties to dictators. In the letter, which was obtained by KOIN 6 News, Sen. Merkley and Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) expressed “deep concern” over the NBA’s growing
SENATORS ENCOURAGE LANDSCAPE INVESTMENTS/FLEXIBILTY TO DEAL WITH EXTREME WILDFIRE SEASON
KQEN On Monday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley urged the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management to provide additional management flexibility and key investments for a full recovery of rangelands they say have been devastated during recent wildfires in Oregon. The senators wrote in
Senators demand action from USDA over disruptions to tribal food program
Tribal Business News A bipartisan group of senators have voiced concerns to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack about disruptions to a federal program that provides essential food deliveries to income-eligible Native American households. For the past few months, tribal families have experienced extreme disruptions in food deliveries under the Food Distribution Program on
Senators demand the USDA fix its backlog of food distribution to Native American tribes
Associated Press A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has not fulfilled orders for months, and in some cases has delivered expired food. Last spring, the USDA consolidated from
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