Wyden, Merkley join rally as Eugene-area postal workers picket
The Register-Guard Postal workers, letter carriers and Oregon’s U.S. senators spoke outside the Local Processing Center in Springfield on Tuesday as part of a national day of action to protest consolidation in the Postal Service and advocate for the American Postal Workers Union as it negotiates its contract. Delivering for America The
Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election betting markets, a ruling that he said will immediately allow legal gambling on U.S. elections while the final verdict in the lawsuit is decided. The suit is
Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab
KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this
Ready your bets: Election gambling is going mainstream in the US
Politico It’s a striking reversal of fortune for the election-betting complex in the US after a three-year crusade by regulators against the prediction markets. Americans are about to vote with their wallets in a big way. Financial exchange startup Kalshi on Thursday got the green light to begin offering day
Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $3 Million for Safer Streets in Oregon Cities
Ashland Chronicle Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced federal funding is heading to the cities of Tangent, Milwaukie, and Ashland to develop and update comprehensive road and street safety plans, while investments for Klamath Falls will fund the construction of safety improvements at intersections in the
Merkley Monthly: Keeping our communities safe from extreme heat
Tillamook Headlight Herald If it feels like summers are getting longer and hotter, it’s not your imagination. This past July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded in human history, following the hottest thirteen-straight months scientists have ever seen. Extreme heat is melting the snowpack in the Cascades, scorching lands
Oregon literacy programs getting $11.5 million boost
KCBY Oregon is getting a boost to the state’s literacy programs – an $11.5 million boost. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the funding Friday morning, saying the money will help improve literacy rates among children from kindergarten through high school. The money is earmarked primarily for children whose
Merkley, Wyden announce $16.1 million in federal aid, including money for lineman academy in Baker City
Baker City Herald Oregon’s U.S. senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced Friday, Sept. 6, that $16.1 million in federal aid is coming to Baker and Union counties to support communities located near the Boardman-to-Hemingway power transmission line. The money, from the Inflation Reduction Act, will support job training programs,
Portland gets another $9.6M for 82nd Avenue improvements
Portland Business Journal One of the city’s main north-south corridors will get a cool $9.6 million for safety improvements. The U.S. Department of Transportation gave the city of Portland the money to alleviate issues in the “high-crash corridor” along a seven-mile stretch of 82nd Avenue, which runs through both Northeast and Southeast