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 MEETS WITH DHS SECRETARY NOMINEE
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, who claims he set off a national firestorm by shedding light on the child separation policy and what he called “other human rights abuses” being committed along the southern border, released a statement after a virtual meeting with Alejandro Mayorkas, President-elect Biden’s nominee to lead
SENATOR JEFF MERKLEY SWORN IN FOR THIRD TERM, URGES 117TH CONGRESS TO HELP FAMILIES
As the 117th Congress formally convened in the nation’s capital Sunday, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after being sworn in for his third six-year term serving Oregonians in the U.S. Senate: “This is one of our nation’s darkest winters. More than 300,000 Americans have lost their
Climate Emergency: Oregon Sen. Merkley calls for national declaration
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is urging the incoming Biden administration to declare a national climate emergency, he said would unlock powerful tools to address the climate crisis. Merkley outlined his recommendations in an op-ed published Dec. 21 by The Washington Post. “Too many Americans are experiencing the wrath of
Merkley, Wyden Announce Key Wins for Everyone who Relies on Oregon’s Waterways and Ports
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley—who serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and on the Senate Appropriations Committee—and Ron Wyden today announced that the full Senate has passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes a number of key provisions that will benefit Oregonians. “As we continue to work
Merkley Announces Deal on Long-Overdue Coronavirus Relief Bill
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced a long-overdue deal for a coronavirus relief bill, which will provide Americans with desperately needed resources as they struggle through the third, deadliest wave of the global pandemic. Merkley also noted that at $900 billion, the relief falls far short of actual need,
Merkley, Wyden lay out long list of Oregon programs in year-end funding package
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday “a wide range of investments that will benefit Oregon” in the fiscal year 2021 package of spending bills that passed the Senate late Monday and headed to the president, to be signed into law. Taken together, the investments announced by the senators
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