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,
Opponents Rally Against Betsy DeVos
Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici on Friday held a press conference opposing the President’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, citing the detrimental effects that her nomination could have on Oregon students and schools. “DeVos has no understanding of public schools. She
Oregon lawmakers concerned hiring freeze could hamper wildfire fighting efforts
Oregon lawmakers told the White House on Friday that its action freezing federal employee hiring for 90 days raises significant questions about having enough seasonal workers to fight forest fires in Oregon and nationwide. The warning from Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Rep. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Rep.
Hundreds Gather In Portland To Protest DeVos Nomination For Education Secretary
A couple hundred people gathered in downtown Portland Friday to protest the nomination of Betsy DeVos as U.S. Education Secretary. Democratic Sen.Jeff Merkley said he received a petition signed by more than 1.4 million concerned Americans. “Betsy DeVos, did not go to a public school. She did not send her children to
Trump planning to suspend refugee program, block visitors from some Muslim nations
President Donald Trump plans to temporarily halt the admission of refugees into the United States — and impose an indefinite ban on those fleeing Syria — while also suspending the entry of citizens of several Muslim-majority countries, according to a draft copy and supporting material for a White House executive
Sen. Merkley Strongly Disagrees with President Trump’s Move to add Pipelines
Washington, D.C. – Issuing a critical statement after President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said the President’s actions were designed to “ram through” the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. “The proposed Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines have inspired unprecedented grassroots opposition, and for
Sen. Merkley on Trump’s border plan: ’21-foot ladder defeats a 20-foot wall’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley is calling Trump’s border wall plan a waste of “scarce resources,” after the President said Wednesday that the wall will be built within “months.” READ MORE: Trump says border wall construction will begin in ‘months,’ US taxpayers to be reimbursed Trump Wednesday signed two
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