Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Feds investing in affordable housing in Newberg, elsewhere in state
Announced in a joint press release put out by the office of Oregon’s Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, a boon to affordable housing is coming Newberg’s way. Newberg is among four cities in Oregon that will receive a total of $7.2 million from the federal government to preserve affordable
Senate Democrats call on power, water, telecom giants to halt all utility shutoffs
Top Senate Democrats are calling on electric, gas, water and telecommunications giants to voluntarily halt all utility shutoffs for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, raising fears that millions of Americans are falling behind on their bills and have no easy way to catch up. The request – sent in a letter Friday to
USDA grant will help remake Heppner apartments
The Mountain Glen Apartments in Heppner are getting a complete makeover thanks to a $7.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support affordable housing in four rural counties. The money will support a project by Glenhaven Park LLC to purchase four aging low-income apartment complexes, including Mountain
Oregon company set to become a rare domestic N95 mask maker
Eight months and at least $8 million after it began an improbable journey, a Portland-area packaging manufacturer is on the precipice of becoming one of a handful of companies making highly regulated N95 masks in the U.S. “We led with our hearts and not our heads on this venture,” D6
Dayville awarded $472,000 for community hall
The city of Dayville received $472,000 in grants to improve and repair its 100-year-old community hall. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Oct. 13 that Dayville was awarded $300,000 in Community Facility Disaster Grants and $172,000 in Community Facilities Direct Loans and Grants to renovate the community hall. “The
Hillsboro company gets $70 million federal contract for air tankers to fight wildfires
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday that Hillsboro-based Erickson Aero Tanker has earned a $70.5 million federal contract for next-generation large air tanker services to support wildland firefighting in Oregon and nationwide. “The blazes that devastated so much of Oregon this year unfortunately provide
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