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.
Confederated Tribes to receive $900,000 federal COVID-19 grant
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, Siuslaw Indians will receive a $900,000 federal grant to help alleviate a housing shortage and reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. “Additional housing provides a vital defense against the spread of this
Hundreds of Oregon National Guard soldiers return home after overseas deployments
Over the last two days, some 300 soldiers with the Oregon National Guard have returned home from their overseas deployments. About 100 Oregonians with the 1st Battalion 186 Infantry Regiment returned to Medford on Tuesday, greeted by friends and family. They had spent nine months in Djibouti in East Africa,
Oregon senators to introduce bills against use of eminent domain
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced this week they plan to introduce bills that would make it harder for gas pipeline companies to use eminent domain against landowners who don’t want their property used for pipeline routes. The Oregon senators, both Democrats, said they plan to
COIC gets $2.2M to loan to businesses
Oregon’s U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, recently announced $25 million in Economic Development Administration grants are being distributed among 13 organizations across Oregon, which will use the funds to offer loans to businesses to help them mitigate the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis. Among the organizations
Senators Merkley, Wyden weigh in on mail-in ballots
Senators Jeff Merkley Merkley and Ron Wyden spoke Wednesday with NewsChannel 21, saying how they plan to make sure every Oregonian can vote.
WYDEN AND MERKLEY TAKE UP THE CAUSE OF USPS, CITING DELAYED PRESCRIPTIONS AND BALLOT IMPACTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators are demanding “immediate action” from the Trump-appointed chief of the U.S. Postal Service, citing reports of significant delays in the delivery of prescriptions medications for veterans. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined 29 other senators in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
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