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.
Wyden, Merkley, Walden question FEMA denial
Oregon’s Senators and a Congressman have questioned a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny a request for a presidential disaster declaration for the January snowstorms that brought parts of the state to a crawl. FEMA denied the March 9 request from Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, for a
Merkley leads senators urging rapid famine aid
WASHINGTON – Amid an historic global famine crisis, a bipartisan coalition of senators led by Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is pushing the Trump administration for rapid action to ensure that newly dedicated American assistance reaches hunger-stricken areas as soon as possible. The members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations
Senate Inquiries Narrow as Rosenstein Suggests Plan to Fire Comey Predated Memo
WASHINGTON — Republican senators signaled on Thursday that the Justice Department’s special counsel investigation into Russia’s interference in the presidential election and possible collusion by associates of President Trump would quite likely slow and narrow the scope of their own inquiries. Five different Senate and House committees — including both
U.S. senators from both parties try to ease banking for marijuana businesses
May 17 Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday renewed their drive to make banking easier for marijuana-based businesses in those U.S. states where the drug is legal, undeterred by signals from the Trump administration about maintaining tough marijuana restrictions nationally. The eight senators, who spanned the political spectrum from libertarian-leaning
Trump’s new EPA appointee violates his own ethics order, senators say
On January 28, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on ethics, mandating that any political appointee who worked as a registered lobbyist within two years of their appointment be barred from participating in any matter related to their previous job. Now, two Democratic Senators are arguing that would effectively prevent the
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein Appoints A Special Counsel To Oversee Russia Probe
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 election, ending weeks of speculation about how Rosenstein would respond to the growing chorus of lawmakers and advocacy groups calling for such a move. Rosenstein has named former FBI director Robert Mueller,
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