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.
Democrats slam Trump’s plan to leave Paris agreement: “One of the worst foreign policy blunders”
Democrats on Capital Hill responded to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. will leave the Paris climate agreement with dire warnings about the future of the globe. In a statement, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the decision “could go down as one of the worst foreign policy blunders in our nation’s
HARBOR HELP: Depoe Bay, Yaquina to get dredging funds
Depoe Bay city officials say the city is facing an economic emergency. Heavy spring and winter rains have sent enormous amounts of silt into the Depoe Bay Harbor clogging the water way during low tides. The debris blocks vessels from fueling up at the harbor fuel dock, which adversely impacts
Wyden, Merkley object to proposed rural development cuts
WASHINGTON – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined a group of 29 senators Tuesday expressing strong concerns to President Trump that his proposed policies, if enacted, would inflict substantial damage on rural America. Last week, President Trump issued a budget proposal calling for drastic cuts that would undermine
Oregon lawmakers want nationwide “vote-by-mail” option
Washington, D.C. – Local lawmakers are working to expand Oregon’s vote-by-mail system nationwide. According to the office of Democrat Senator Ron Wyden, he and other Oregon politicians introduced the bill to “knock down the mounting obstacles that voters across the country are facing, just to cast their ballots.” Senator Jeff
Northwest tribes say Trump’s proposed budget would hurt salmon recovery
Native American leaders expressed outrage Thursday at President Donald Trump’s proposed budget that cuts nearly 25 percent of the nation’s tribal programs. Tribes from across the country said they were shocked that almost none of their priorities will stay at funding levels of the past few years. Some were eliminated
Wyden, Merkley criticize Trump’s budget as bad for America
SALEM — Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Senators, on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump’s final budget proposal. Trump’s budget would slash funding for social service programs including Medicaid, food stamps, welfare and payments to the disabled. It boosts funding for defense, border security and infrastructure, and includes funding
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