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.
Sen. Merkley celebrates irrigation canal piping
Standing in front of pipes taller than any NBA basketball star and against the backdrop of grazing cattle with Smith Rock in the distance, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley kicked off the second phase of a project to pipe the canal that delivers water to Central Oregon irrigators. The kick-off took
Senators say bill would provide relief from smoky skies, heat waves
Summers aren’t what they used to be. Extreme heat waves, raging wildfires and skies blanketed with smoke have become regular fixtures of the season for Douglas County residents in recent years. U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced five new bills Wednesday that they say would help blunt the
At groundbreaking, Merkley lauds new Gresham water system
GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) – Gresham officials celebrated Tuesday as the city and Rockwood Water People’s Utility District broke ground on an expanded groundwater system. The goal of the project is to create up to five new groundwater wells that will provide residents in Gresham and East Portland with clean drinking
Letter to the Editor: For the People Act now!
The freedom to vote is a cornerstone of our democracy. Creating unnecessary barriers to exercise this freedom is wrong. Right now, a minority of the Senate is silencing American voters, even though a majority want the voter protections in the For the People Act. Protections that include easy access to
SEN. JEFF MERKLEY JOINS PSU TO DISCUSS HOMELESSNESS
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley joined Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) in a roundtable discussion on housing and homelessness Monday morning in a Zoom-delivered event with statewide media. Center Director Marisa Zapata moderated the event which included remarks from Merkley, a longtime housing advocate who shared information
Oregon’s US lawmakers urge FEMA to help short-staffed hospitals
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation on Monday urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency, known as FEMA, to help the state cope with the latest surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, by providing medical personnel. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, Suzanne
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