Bend awarded $5 million federal grant to fuel affordable housing production
Bend Bulletin The city of Bend has received a $5 million grant intended to kickstart affordable housing supply, the federal government announced Wednesday. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grant set the course for the city to identify and address policies that slow affordable housing
Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT
Wyden, Merkley, colleagues call on Postal Service to prepare for November election
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are going after activist hedge funds
Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are going after activist hedge funds. The senators have sponsored a bill seeking to increase transparency and oversight of activist investors who take large stakes in companies, usually with the goal of gaining board seats and spurring change within companies.
2 Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Curb Activist Hedge Funds
Two Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday that would take aim at activist hedge funds and their ability to act together in “wolf packs” to overtake public companies. The bill would shorten the number of days that activists have to disclose newly acquired shares in a company and force
Senators seek more infrastructure funds to avoid another Flint
As families in Flint, Michigan continue to struggle with lead-contaminated water, eighteen Democratic senators – including Oregon’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley — are pushing to boost investment in water infrastructure repairs to avert future crises of contaminated drinking water supplies. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member
Oregon gets the spotlight for historic coal legislation
Oregon’s pioneering legislation to phase out coal and double renewable power has been lauded from coast to coast. Across the country, Oregon is being celebrated for passing its landmark Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan. The strategy mandates the state’s major utility companies eliminate coal power and meet at least half
Merkley: Senate should take up Garland nomination
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statement Wednesday after President Obama announced that he would nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the United States Supreme Court: “I thank President Obama for fulfilling his constitutional obligation to put forward a nominee to fill this critical vacancy. I look
Bill Blocking GMO Labels Stalls In Senate, But Battle Is Far From Over
It’s been called “perhaps the most contentious issue in the food industry”: Should food products be labeled to indicate they contain genetically modified ingredients? Leading Republicans in the Senate tried to answer that question on Wednesday with a clear “no,” but failed. The Senate rejected a bill that would have prevented any
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