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.
Merkley, colleagues urge administration to curb plastic pollution
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is leading an effort to push the Biden administration to take steps to curb plastic pollution at America’s national parks. A letter from Merkley and 11 other senators to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said that nearly 11 million metric tons of plastic
Oregon lawmakers call for DOJ probe into ‘extremist groups’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon senators and representatives are asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate “extremist groups” following violent clashes between protesters last month in Portland. Right- and left-wing groups gathered across the city on Aug. 22. Video taken near SW 2nd Avenue and SW Yamhill Street on that
Senator Jeff Merkley addresses U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Biden said ending the military mission in Afghanistan was the best way to protect the lives of the troops on the ground and that securing flights for the civilians remaining in who want to leave the country was very important. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley released a
With soldiers gone, security for remaining Americans in Afghanistan will depend on diplomacy
WASHINGTON – Now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan, remaining Americans who want to leave and the scores of Afghanis at risk because they helped the U.S. mission will have to rely on diplomatic pressure – not American military might – to ensure their safe exit. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged the Biden administration, with the backing
Merkley continues fight for affordable housing
Aug. 29-U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley continues to work to make housing more affordable, saying the federal government needs to act to end a growing national problem. During a meeting with officials from Portland State University, Merkley touted the Affordable Home Act, legislation he presented in the Senate. “Like all of
Child Tax Credit advance payments aid family budgets
Parents are seeing an unexpected financial boost this fall. Starting in July, parents across the country began seeing some relief to the bottom line of their family budget. Child Tax Credit (CTC) advance payments started to arrive, with little explanation. So, what is this credit and why are you receiving
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