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,
‘Die-in’ in Eugene protests health cuts
Three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation spent part of their Fourth of July recess rallying opposition to the latest Republican-drafted effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Peter DeFazio took to the podium Wednesday morning at the Wayne Morse
Oregon lawmakers host health care rally against Trumpcare
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three of Oregon’s leading lawmakers rallied Thursday against the health care bill put forward by Republican senators. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici came armed with examples of how they say the new bill would hurt Oregonians. “In this bill, it
Senate GOP health care bill would be devastating to Oregon, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say
Oregon leaders on Monday were struggling to understand all the effects the proposed U.S. Senate Republicans’ health care bill would have on the state, but initial estimates are grim. If the cost-cutting bill were enacted, 22 million more Americans would be uninsured in 2026 than under current law, according to
Senate Democrats rally against GOP health-care bill
It’s time again for Senate Democrats to burn the midnight oil. Senate Democrats launched yet another night of floor speeches on Monday night castigating the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare — a talk-a-thon led by Sens. Patty Murray of Washington and Mazie Hirono of Hawaii that ran several
Connelly: 22 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican plan
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for a vote this week on Senate Republican health care plan. Twenty-two million Americans would lose health care coverage in the next 10 years under a Senate Republican health care draft plan released last week, the Congressional Budget Office said in a long-awaited report released
Merkley: Trump ‘absolutely’ tried to intimidate Comey
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) told MSNBC on Friday that President Trump’s tweet threatening James Comey with possible “tapes” of their meeting was “absolutely” an attempt to intimidate the former FBI director. Asked by MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace if he agreed with Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) that the tweet constituted something more than a bluff, Merkley
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