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.
Congressional Town Hall: Sen.Merkley listens to county residents
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D) conducted a virtual town hall for Columbia County late Wednesday afternoon. Sen. Merkley’s office provide the following summary of the town hall. Merkley opened the town hall by explaining portions of the local support included in the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion federal
Oregon senator takes center stage in Democratic filibuster debate
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) convened a Zoom conference late last year to talk ideas about the filibuster and other Senate rules with his caucus. By the second call, Durbin had turned the effort over to Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who has a lot of them. “He really took a personal
BIDEN $1.9T RELIEF PLAN A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, SEN. MERKLEY SAYS
SALEM, Ore. — The American rescue plan signed by President Joe Biden will help millions receive COVID-19 relief. Senator Jeff Merkley said the plan is another step in the right direction as cases begin to drop in Oregon and vaccination quantities continue to increase. “After a year in which everything suddenly
More Than $1,400 Checks: Merkley touts elements of America Rescue Plan
When Pres. Joe Biden signed the America Rescue Plan into law this week, it did much more than just send $1,400 checks to Americans. Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley calls the $1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan “the most transformative pieces of legislation since the New Deal.” “It’s a massive
Secure Rural Schools funds up for reauthorization
Oregon and Idaho senators are leading a push in the United States Senate to reauthorized the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program through September 2022, after the program expired in September 2020. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have been joined by Idaho Senators. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch in
Bipartisan bill would ban lawmakers from buying, selling stocks
A bipartisan group of more than a dozen lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill banning members of Congress and senior staff from buying and selling stocks, most bonds and options contracts. Called the Ban Conflicted Trading Act, the measure is intended to prevent lawmakers and high-level staffers from enriching themselves
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