KOBI Oregon U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS) is investing over $46 million into 24 projects to help boost the Klamath Basin. 12 of those projects are in Oregon, accounting for roughly $30 million of the funds. The projects will focus on ecosystem restoration, along
U.S. EPA invests in Port of Portland through its Clean Ports Program Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $2.77 million toward the Port of Portland’s work to decarbonize as well as improve natural disaster resilience. “The Port of Portland plays
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $42,712,400 in federal funding is coming to Oregon for five projects to improve railroad safety, efficiency, and reliability across the state. The investment—funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and
U.N. Convention Against Cybercrime Lacks Safeguards Against Abuse; Senators Urge Admin To Seek Better Balance To Protect Journalism and Human Rights Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and five Democratic senators urged the Biden Administration to make clear a United Nations cyber convention should not be used to justify
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that $5,360,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to the Portland metro region for two transportation projects. The federal grants awarded will support the deployment of new digital technology for Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) light
KOIN After eight years of talk and concepts, the James Beard Public Market was officially announced Monday by Portland politicians, city and state leaders and project managers. The James Beard Public Market will be located at SW 6th and Alder with room for the community and a number of small businesses.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle announced today $10,215,123 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds are headed to the Eugene area for two transportation projects. The federal grants awarded will support the deployment of a mobility app for residents and fund airport terminal
Bend BulletinA large-scale canal piping and on-farm efficiency project planned by Central Oregon Irrigation District has received a $25 million federal funding grant. The grant will go toward piping a section of Pilot Butte Canal near Redmond, according to a joint statement by Oregon senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats.
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, today released the following statement after reports that President Biden will issue a presidential apology for the Federal Indian Boarding School era and the pain it inflicted on Native American children and Tribal communities for
KEZI Oregon officials announced on Friday that a major infrastructural improvement project to the Port of Coos Bay will receive an additional $29 million in federal funding on top of the $25 million that was announced a week ago. The offices of U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (D-Ore), Senator Ron Wyden
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