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,
Senators seek Labor Department probe of Wells Fargo
Eight U.S. Democratic senators asked the Labor Department on Thursday to launch a probe into whether Wells Fargo (WFC.N) may have violated wage and working hour laws by failing to pay overtime to tellers and sales representatives who stayed late to meet sales quotas. The request comes after Wells Fargo
Here’s the Thing About That Wells Fargo Testimony
At the end of his thorough roasting in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday morning, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf found himself on the business end of some tough questions from Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon. Merkley cited the accounts given by a number of Wells Fargo employees—the kind of
Wells Fargo CEO Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
Wells Fargo & Co. Chief Executive John Stumpf was attacked on Capitol Hill Tuesday by senators who contended that the bank’s leadership hadn’t taken enough responsibility for a scandal over its sales practices. Mr. Stumpf on Tuesday repeatedly apologized for the behavior that led to employees creating as many as
Elizabeth Warren Accuses Wells Fargo Chief of ‘Gutless Leadership’
WASHINGTON — The more the chief executive of Wells Fargo tried to explain, the more skeptical the senators became. For more than two hours testifying before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, John G. Stumpf expressed regret that Wells Fargo had created as many as two million bogus bank and
Health Insurers Fire Volley In New Battle Over The Public Option
When Senate Democrats announced a new push for a public option in Obamacare last week, the private insurance industry swung into action. And it did so quickly. On Friday, the industry’s main trade group sent out an “action alert” to members, asking them to call Senate offices and offering a
Will Our Future High-Rises Be Made Of Wood?
Among all the buildings going up in the biggest boom in Portland real estate history, only one of them can be called the first of its kind in the nation. It’s a simple four-story building called Albina Yard on North Albina Street. It has a few noteworthy residents on the
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