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.
MERCY FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE FEDERAL TELEHEALTH GRANT
On Thursday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Mercy Foundation in Roseburg will receive over $375,000 from the Federal Communications Commission to expand telehealth services for rural schools. Wyden said the pandemic has forced people to find different ways to deliver health care services safely and efficiently, including
OR recibe $1.2M por servicio en el devastador incendio de Riverside
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It’s been more than 17 months since the Riverside Fire burned through Clackamas County, and now FEMA is sending $1.2 million in aid. This new aid was announced by both Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. “Wildfires and intense winds caused significant damage to many
Legisladores republicanos presionan a NBC para abordar los derechos humanos en la cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos
Dos importantes republicanos en el Comité de Comercio y Energía de la Cámara están presionando a los ejecutivos de NBC sobre cómo utilizarán la cobertura de la compañía de los juegos olímpicos del próximo mes en Beijing para resaltar los abusos de los derechos humanos en China. En una carta a Jeff Shell, director ejecutivo de NBCUniversal, y Gary Zenkel, presidente de la compañía de
El defecto fatal de la Enmienda 13 creó la esclavitud de los convictos de hoy en día
La Enmienda 13 está teniendo un momento de ajuste de cuentas. Considerada uno de los logros supremos de la democracia estadounidense, la enmienda constitucional de la era de la Guerra Civil liberó a unos 4 millones de personas esclavizadas y pareció demostrar los reclamos estadounidenses de igualdad y libertad. Pero la enmienda no se aplicaba a los condenados por un
Solicitud de financiación de 62 millones de Tillamook Bay South Jetty, aprobada
El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU. anunció los programas de obras civiles que planea implementar en su Plan de Trabajo de Operación y Mantenimiento de 2022-23. El proyecto Tillamook Bay & Bar, para reparar el pantalán sur del Puerto de Garibaldi, tiene asignados 62 millones de dólares. viene la financiación
Personal Profit in Congress
In an academic paper published a few years ago, an economist named Serkan Karadas highlighted a suspicious pattern: Members of Congress earned higher than average returns on their stock investments. The findings suggested that at least some Congress members were profiting off their jobs. With inside knowledge about forthcoming policy
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