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,
Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley co-sign letter to NCAA urging uniform sexual assault policy
The two United States Senators from Oregon and six colleagues on Tuesday sent a letter to an NCAA commission that recommended “a strong, uniform policy” for prospective student-athletes who have “serious misconduct violations” in their past. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., co-signed the letter to the NCAA Commission to Combat
Lawmakers slam Trump for laying ‘blame on both sides’ in Charlottesville rally
President Donald Trump’s press conference Tuesday afternoon, originally scheduled to focus on U.S. infrastructure, deteriorated into a spirited argument over Saturday’s controversial statement on the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompting swift responses on social media. Trump’s statement on Saturday didn’t specifically condemn the hate groups associated with the protest, and he
Sen. Jeff Merkley Says President Trump Deserves “No Credit” for Speaking Out Against White Supremacists
After a two-day delay and a deluge of bipartisan outrage, President Donald Trump today criticized hate groups responsible for the violence in Charlottesville, Va. “Racism is evil and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to
Senator Merkley expresses support for transgender rights
Portland, Ore. (KPTV/CNN Newsource) – Senator Jeff Merkley expressed support for transgender rights this week in Portland. The Oregon Democrat spoke at a Tuesday rally, with dozens in attendance. It follows President Trump’s July announcement on Twitter that he plans to reinstate a ban on transgender people from serving in
Sen. Merkley hosts rally against banning transgender people from military
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is hosting a rally against President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to ban transgender people from serving in the military. The rally is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. at Terry Schrunk Plaza in southwest Portland. Merkley is currently working with other senators on
Merkley wows Corvallis crowd: Hundreds turn out for senator’s town hall
It was a love fest Monday afternoon for U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley in Corvallis. Merkley, Oregon’s junior senator, stopped for a town hall at the Corvallis High School theater and wowed a crowd of more than 400 constituents, who applauded him repeatedly and gave him standing ovations at the beginning
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