Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing
News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the
OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE
KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to
Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?
NPRAn election betting advertisement flashed on screen during coverage of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend on the Right Side Broadcasting Network, a conservative media company. “Bet on the US election,” the ad for Kalshi said as Trump spoke on stage. “Bet $100 on Trump,
Sen. Merkley of Oregon wants Smithsonian to drop Sackler name from museum
Adding fuel to the growing outrage over the Sackler family’s role in the opioid crisis, a senator wants the Smithsonian to remove the Sackler name from its Asian art museum, saying the family behind the drug company that produces OxyContin “has no place in taxpayer-funded public institutions.” Sen. Jeff Merkley
Senator Merkley Talks about opioids and treatment
Senator Jeff Merkley says there’s a major opioid problem across the nation. He introduced a bill, the Opioid Treatment Surge Act, to increase opioid treatment availability, and hold drug companies accountable. Senator Merkley says drug companies have contributed to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. He is proposing
Senators press Trump nominee for UN ambassador on climate and her coal ties
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next US ambassador to the United Nations hit headwinds Wednesday as senators questioned the impact of her family’s coal fortune on her ability to work on climate issues at the world body. Kelly Craft, the current US ambassador to Canada, acknowledged during
Senators demand Trump explain decision to deploy troops amid Iran tensions
A bipartisan group of senators called on President Trump to explain his decision to deploy troops to the Middle East and warning that Congress hasn’t authorized military action against Iran. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) spearheaded the letter, which was also signed by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), saying they are “concerned’ that
At town hall, Merkley calls for ‘removing the profit motive’ for detaining immigrants
As a follow-up to the article and interview with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley published in the June 19 edition, here are highlights from his town hall talk June 15 at Wy’east Middle School. Merkley stressed his view that the Senate must take up, and pass, the “For The People Act,”
Legislators push to protect Job Corps
YACHATS — Legislators are making progress at the national level toward maintaining Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers at their current numbers and under their current administration. On June 12, U.S. Rep. Peter Defazio, D-Ore., testified on the House floor on behalf of the amendment he offered to the “Departments of
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