Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley sees a path to reform the filibuster
President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that he would support an exception to the filibuster to protect abortion rights made headlines, but two Democratic U.S. senators soon dashed any hope that they would waive the rule that blocks almost all partisan legislation from moving forward. A similar story played out
Roseburg and North Bend airports to get $1.2M for improvements
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced $1.2 million combined from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Roseburg Regional Airport and Southwest Oregon Regional Airport for improvements and expansions. “Oregonians and small businesses in rural parts of the state count on reliable air service and modern
Eastern Oregon University receives money to help prepare rural students for college
A GRANDE — A program to help recruit and retain rural students at Eastern Oregon University is getting a boost. Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced recently that roughly $1.2 million in grant money will go to Eastern to power a new program called Achieving Careers for
Hong Kong 25 years later: Why it matters for the US
The fight for Hong Kong’s autonomy faces a grim future on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s handover back to China from the United Kingdom. What began on July 1, 1997, as a bold experiment seeking to bring the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) more toward Western, liberal democracies has instead
La Pine getting $17.7 million in USDA loans, grants to expand sewer, curb groundwater contamination
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the city of La Pine will receive more than $17.7 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for municipal water improvements to transition away from septic systems contaminating groundwater for residents
Wyden, Merkley, Rosenblum dismayed by Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA ability to curb power plant emissions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. First, Rosenblum’s statement: The
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