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.
OR: Lane Transit District receives nearly $4 million in federal grants for zero-emission buses
Federal funds will soon help drive Lane Transit District to an electric future. The $3,952,851 in federal grants will support bus upgrades, specifically five new electric buses, said LTD spokesperson Pat Walsh. LTD already ordered 11 new buses, which will be delivered by the first quarter of next year. Before
MERKLEY WARNS THAT SNAP BENEFITS COULD RUN OUT
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley is warning that U.S. Department of Agriculture data highlights the possibility that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could run out of funds before the end of the fiscal year. Merkley is the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees funding for the department.
Congress under pressure as states lift electricity shut-off bans during coronavirus crisis
When Teasha Watkins fell behind on her electric bill and lost her power in 2014, she sought donations from churches and stayed with a friend. She ultimately had to move out of her apartment in western Virginia despite the aid. “The landlord evicted us because they said without the lights
Senate Democrats propose ‘Force to Fight COVID-19’ in next coronavirus relief package
With an economic recovery in jeopardy and a public health crisis that remains unstoppable, a group of 11 Senate Democrats on Wednesday asked congressional leaders to include a slate of health and social service workforce bills to be included in the next coronavirus relief package as a “shot in the
A new Senate bill would ban corporations from using facial recognition without people’s explicit consent
A new bill introduced in the Senate Tuesday would heavily curtail the use of facial recognition technology by individuals and private companies, and would ban them from selling biometric data, including pictures of people identified by facial recognition. The National Biometric Information Privacy Act of 2020, cosponsored by Sens. Jeff
Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders have a plan to protect you from facial recognition
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders are proposing more federal regulation for facial recognition technology. Among other limits, their newly announced National Biometric Information Privacy Act would require private companies and corporations to get written consent from people in order to collect their biometric data. Should companies violate the consumer
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