Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument might double in size
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is more than 66,000 acres of forest, meadows and canyons, known as an “ecological wonder” that sits at the crossroads of three mountain ranges in southern Oregon. It’s a big and beautiful place, but soon it might get even bigger. Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are
Lawmakers listen to concerns about campus sexual assault issues at PSU
Preventing and reporting sexual assault became a big focus at Portland State University on Tuesday as U.S. Senators and a representative from Oregon listened to concerns. Statistics show that 1-in-5 women report being sexually assaulted in college, and those are just the reported cases. Local students and Oregon dignitaries agree that we
Top Oregon Democrats Look To PSU On Campus Sexual Violence
Three of Oregon’s top elected officials — sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici — visited Portland State University on Tuesday to discuss how to reduce sexual violence on college campuses. But no discussion of sexual assault in the current election cycle could last long without a ringing
Monumental Debate
ASHLAND — Opponents to the proposed doubling of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument say their concerns about taking federal timberlands out of production, the loss of backwoods grazing and increased wildfire risks have been improperly left out of expansion discussions. Though clearly in the minority of a packed Southern Oregon University
Students Talk Politics With Oregon Senators
EUGENE, Ore. — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden held a political discussion with students at South Eugene High School on Thursday, at the “Listening to the Future Assembly.” Hundreds of kids packed into the auditorium hoping the senators could clarify some pressing issues this election season. The kids lined
Local, national officials prioritize canal piping
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., reviewed Monday federal and local efforts to install pipe systems in Central Oregon canals as a way to move water more efficiently. At a meeting with local irrigation district and environmental group representatives in Bend, Merkley emphasized adequate water supply as critical for the area’s agriculture
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