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 bill would provide aid to families hit by natural disasters, economic crises
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said Monday he has teamed up with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) to introduce the Family Crisis Cash Assistance Act, legislation that would create a new, permanent program to help families struggling through a natural disaster or economic crisis with immediate cash assistance. As the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear, direct
Senators press FEMA for quick action after Oregon wildfires
Oregon’s U.S. senators say they will press the Federal Emergency Management Agency and others to step up their efforts to aid people and businesses who lost their property or saw it damaged by the recent wildfires that swept the state after Labor Day. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley concluded
Senators Wyden and Merkley meet with evacuees on rebuilding
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — As of Saturday, all evacuations have been lifted for the Holiday farm Fire and the fire is 45% contained. Now, it’s time to look towards long term recovery. That’s why Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were in Eugene, meeting with survivors of the Holiday Farm
Oregon’s senators pledge to find if wildfires could have been prevented
GATES – The senators had barely gotten out of their cars before being peppered with questions about why the electricity wasn’t shut off. There were many questions asked of U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley in their tours of wildfire damage in Gates and Mill City on Saturday afternoon,
Wyden, Merkley meet with Holiday Farm Fire evacuees Saturday
Oregon’s senators met Saturday with evacuees from the Holiday Farm Fire, pledging after hearing their stories that the state’s rural communities won’t be forgotten. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley met with some of the fire’s victims at the Lane County Events Center, which is serving as a resource center
4 Oregon Dems introduce bill to include cannabis in disaster relief
Oregon politicians are moving to make state-legal cannabis businesses eligible for federal disaster relief. At least seven licensed adult-use cannabis businesses in the state were destroyed in this month’s wildfires. Others were damaged and are facing continuing disruption. The businesses are not eligible for federal assistance because THC cannabis (generally referred to as
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