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,
Merkley applauds Fed’s $157 million Deutsche Bank fine
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., applauded news Friday that the Federal Reserve fined Deutsche Bank $157 million for violating the Volcker Rule. The fine is the first related to enforcement of the Volcker Rule, which Merkley co-authored along with former Senator Carl Levin as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Fed’s grant boosts RCC tech center
Rogue Community College will ramp up its technology offerings — and RCC tech graduates will ramp up their earning potential — thanks in part to a $1.2 million federal grant that will help the school create a High Technology Training Center in White City. The grant is the latest in
Democrats Are Preparing A Bill To Completely Wean The U.S. Off Fossil Fuels By 2050
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) plans to introduce legislation later this month outlining how the United States can completely wean itself off fossil fuels by 2050, his office told The Huffington Post. The senator plans to introduce the bill the week of April 24, shortly before the People’s Climate Movement, an annual
Merkley, Wyden want funds to clean up lead-tainted amories
WASHINGTON – Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led a group of 10 senators calling on Senate Appropriations Committee leaders to dedicate adequate funding to cleaning up National Guard sites across the U.S. that have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust. In addition to their National Guard
The Best Lines From Each Hour of U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s 15-Hour Marathon Speech on the Floor of Congress
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is a champion talker. Last week, the Oregon Democrat attempted to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Neil Gorsuch, with a speech on the Senate floor. It lasted more than 15 hours, and ultimately failed—Gorsuch was sworn in April 10. But Merkley’s stemwinder made a
Toxic armories cleanup must be priority in Pentagon budget, 10 senators say
Cleaning up lead dust in the National Guard’s toxic armories needs to be a priority in the Pentagon’s 2018 budget, a group of 10 senators, including Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, said Wednesday. Otherwise, the senators said, the neurotoxin will continue to pose dangers to the soldiers and communities who
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