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.
U.S. Senate approves resolution honoring MAX attack victims
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley praised the Senate’s unanimous passage Thursday of a joint resolution honoring Oregon’s Rick Best, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche and Micah David-Cole Fletcher, victims of a May 26 attack on a MAX train in Northeast Portland. Best and Namkai-Meche were fatally stabbed when they clashed
Local politicians react to Comey hearing
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon senators participated and watched closely as former FBI Director James Comey testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday morning. Sen. Ron Wyden was among those asking the tough questions, getting answers the American people have waited to hear. “All in one dinner, the president raised your job
Betsy DeVos: It Is Not The Education Department’s Job To Protect LGBTQ Students
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that her agency would not give federal funds to private schools that defy federal antidiscrimination laws. However, she suggested it is not the Department of Education’s job to prevent discrimination against students in cases in which federal antidiscrimination laws are murky, such as
Senate Dems hammer DeVos on proposed education cuts
Senate Democrats hammered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday as she tried to defend President Trump’s plan to cut $9 billion in education funding. Members of a Senate Appropriations subcommittee pressed her to justify proposed cuts to after-school programs, teacher training and federal funding to help students in need attend
Oregon delegation calls on Congress to honor victims of Portland attack, help fight bigotry
A joint resolution from Oregon’s congressional delegation is calling on Congress to honor the victims of the May 26 MAX train attack in Portland and support local and national efforts to combat bigotry. “The attack last Friday was a profoundly moving national event, and it deserves national attention,” U.S. Rep.
Gov. Brown, Merkley decry president’s climate change move
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Jeff Merkley expressed serious displeasure with President Trump’s move to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate change accord. Gov. Brown issued this statement: “Climate change poses the greatest threat to Oregon’s environment, economy, and way of life. Oregon has a
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