Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal Service issues impacting Oregonians. His speech focused on the first-hand stories of Oregonians who rely on the Postal Service for everything from the delivery
Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reacts to Delivering For America plan
KOBI 5 MEDFORD, Ore. – U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke to the Senate this week about his concerns about the United States Postal Service. Postmaster General DeJoy implemented the Delivering For America plan in 2021. Merkley called the plan “Delaying Mail in America”. The plan diverted all mail to Portland
Oregon Sen. Merkley on USPS proposal: Return to sender, address unknown
Portland Tribune Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley continues his opposition to a restructuring of the U.S. Postal Service. Merkley, a Democrat from Northeast Portland, delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, focusing on first-hand stories he said he heard from Oregonians who rely on the Postal
What gay marriage advocate plans to say to Kim Davis
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, may run into Kim Davis at President Obama’s final State of the Union address. And if he does, Obergefell has a message to deliver. Obergefell, invited to sit in First Lady Michelle Obama’s box in the
SOTU Guests Obergefell, Davis Highlight Gay Rights Divide
If there are two people who represent opposite poles in the gay marriage debate, it’s Supreme Court plaintiff Jim Obergefell and Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis. And they’ll both be in the House chamber for the State of the Union on Tuesday night. Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the landmark
Constitution resonates as issue at Merkley town hall
The most resonant and emotional topic at U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall meeting in Brownsville Saturday afternoon was the Constitution. At his 12th such meeting in five days, Oregon’s Democratic junior senator took questions from a crowd of more than 30 citizens at the town’s City Hall. He was
Merkley tackles myriad topics during Coos County town hall
MYRTLE POINT — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley dug into a diverse plate of topics for breakfast Friday morning. In the course of holding town halls all over the state this week, Oregon’s junior Democratic senator made his way to the Myrtle Point High School cafeteria, where he was greeted by a
Proposal looms for Sutton Mountain wilderness
MITCHELL — Walking atop Sutton Mountain feels a bit like entering a pocket of African savanna perched high above the Oregon desert. Waves of grassland spread across a wide plateau spotted with gnarled juniper trees. A gigantic sky — cobalt blue in one half and dark with incoming rain in
Scoggins Dam project to get more money and flexibility
Thanks in part to pressure from Oregon’s Congressional delegation, the newly reauthorized Safety of Dams Act includes provisions for upgrading the seismic safety of Scoggins Dam near Gaston and also for increasing water-storage capacity in the adjacent Hagg Lake reservoir. The provisions were included in a giant, omnibus spending bill