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.
Los legisladores demócratas proponen prohibir las admisiones heredadas a las universidades
WASHINGTON — Mientras la Corte Suprema se prepara para escuchar los desafíos a la acción afirmativa, dos legisladores progresistas se están moviendo para poner fin a las admisiones heredadas a colegios y universidades de prestigio, una práctica que beneficia en gran medida a los estudiantes blancos. El senador Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., y el representante Jamaal Bowman, DN.Y., están presentando una legislación el miércoles que prohibiría las instituciones que
Escuelas rurales tendrán mayor acceso a servicios de telesalud gracias a subvención
Los estudiantes que asisten a escuelas rurales en el área de Roseburg pronto tendrán un mayor acceso a los servicios de salud con la expansión de las clínicas de telesalud. Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron la semana pasada que Mercy Foundation en Roseburg recibirá $375,768 de la Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones para ayudar a aumentar la telesalud.
Merkley califica de "vergonzosa" la decisión del jefe de la ONU de asistir a los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing
El senador Jeff Merkley criticó el miércoles la decisión del secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, de asistir a los próximos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Beijing a pesar de los boicots diplomáticos de varias naciones, incluido Estados Unidos, por las acusaciones de violaciones de derechos humanos por parte del gobierno chino. “La ONU básicamente le ha fallado a los derechos humanos”, dijo Merkley (D-Ore.) en
SENATORS CALL FOR IRS TO PROVIDE PENALTY RELIEF DUE TO BACKLOGS
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined a group of colleagues last week to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide, amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. Lawmakers said while the COVID-19
Lawmakers Urge U.S. Olympic Officials to Defend Outspoken Athletes at Beijing Games
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on Monday urged U.S. Olympic officials to prepare to defend American athletes from possible Chinese government retaliation should they choose to speak out about China’s rights abuses during next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics. A Chinese official told reporters in January that any behavior against the Olympic
Wyden, Merkley urge IRS to provide penalty relief amid major processing backlogs – KTVZ
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined colleagues to call on the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service to provide penalty relief for taxpayers in Oregon and nationwide amid extensive, ongoing processing backlogs at the IRS. “While the COVID-19 pandemic has strained
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