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 praises House vote: ‘Donald Trump is completely unfit to be president’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon praised the House for voting to impeach President Trump for a second time. “Donald Trump is completely unfit to be president,” the Democrat from Oregon said, calling on the Senate to hold a trial as soon as possible. Merkley called the situation “the
Sen. Merkley slams ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Jan. 6, Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s office released the following statement after a mob, incited by President Trump, assaulted police officers and stormed the Capitol, and a group of Republican senators attempted to block the congressional certification of the Electoral College vote in the November
US House speaker, top Senate Democrat, Oregon delegates join growing calls to remove Trump from office
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has been joined by Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in calling on President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to remove him from office following Wednesday’s violent assault on the Capitol by the president’s supporters. Trump called the mob that swarmed the Capitol “very
“That is a coup”: Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley describes how a mob breached the nation’s Capitol
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley blamed chaos and violence that erupted in the nation’s capital squarely on President Donald Trump and other national leaders, faulting them for allowing disinformation to flourish and lead to the disturbance. A crowd broke into Congress and violently clashed with police as the nation’s lawmakers began
Merkley and Wyden Safely Evacuated From Capitol Amid Assault on Building by Trumpist Mob
Oregon’s two U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, were evacuated from the United States Capitol as they prepared to certify the results of the presidential election, as a seditionist mob backing President Donald Trump stormed the building. Both men are safe, their offices confirmed. Merkley, speaking from an undisclosed,
Oregon’s congressional delegation condemns ‘attempted coup’ in U.S. Capitol, recounts harrowing moments of mob violence
Oregon’s members of Congress expressed shock and disbelief Wednesday as a mob of violent protestors poured into the U.S. Capitol, forcing Congress and the vice president to flee. “It’s like a third-world country,” Rep. Suzanne Bonamici told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Someone has been shot in the Capitol. The Capitol windows have
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