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.
Warm Springs tribal police applaud congressional passage of ‘Savanna’s Act’
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — In Warm Springs, 58-year-old Tina Spino has been missing since July. Warm Springs Police Chief Bill Elliot explained Thursday the efforts that his team takes in cases like hers, and why they are pleased Congress has approved a measure that could help bring successful resolution
Merkley, Wyden intro bill to bar federal law enforcement camouflage uniforms
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 32 Senate Democratic colleagues, introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit federal law enforcement officers from wearing camouflage patterns in the U.S. in most cases, since they can easily be confused for military personnel or even extremist para-military groups when
“Breonna Taylor should be alive today”…Sen. Merkley
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement after a grand jury returned its announcement regarding the killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky: “Breonna Taylor should be alive today. She’s dead. She’s dead because of a fundamentally racist system that cheapens her life and the lives of all
Klickitat County and Port of HR receive $5 million grant for bridge replacement
Klickitat County and the Port of Hood River have received a $5 million grant award from the federal BUILD (“Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development”) Transportation Discretionary Grant program to fund Phase 2 of the ongoing effort to replace the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge. The $5 million grant will
Oregon Senators Urge FCC to ‘Bridge the Digital Divide’ on Native Lands
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden issued a press release on September 15 highlighting the need for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to improve access to technology on Native lands: “U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are calling on federal officials to expedite broadband connectivity to Native communities to improve access to telemedicine, online
U-S House Passes Bill To ify Warm Springs Treaty Of 1865
Greg Walden Statement on House Passage of Bill to ify Fraudulent Warm Springs Treaty Bill would ify the underhanded 1865 agreement and reinforce the validity of the 1855 treaty WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released the following statement after the House passed the 1865 Treaty ification Act. The legislation, for which Walden introduced companion legislation in the House in
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