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,
Senate Dem Bill Would Ban New Fossil Fuel Leases On Federal Land
WASHINGTON — Two Senators are floating ambitious legislation to stop the government from issuing new leases on public land for fossil fuel extraction. The venture, pushed by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is a gamble that would be met with fierce opposition from Republicans. Merkley said the
New Bill Would Keep Fossil Fuel Reserves On Public Lands In The Ground
Over the past year, environmentalists have called for keeping significant stores of the world’s remaining fossil fuel stores in the ground in order to curb climate change — a call that’s backed up by science. Now, a new bill aims to do just that. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Senator
Jeff Merkley, Bernie Sanders: Feds should keep fossil fuels in the ground
Oregon Jeff Merkley is joining Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in calling for a halt to new oil, natural gas and coal leases on federal lands and in coastal waters. The two will unveil legislation Wednesday designed to radically reduce the production of fossil fuels, which they say is necessary to
Sen. Merkley wants to ban e-cig flavors, marketing appealing to kids
WASHINGTON, DC — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) wants to tighten the FDA’s control of the tobacco industry by banning the use of flavors and marketing that appealls to children in e-cigarettes. Sen. Merkley told KATU he’s frustrated and angry at tobacco companies which claim these products — which have names
Merkley vows to help students
Sen. Jeff Merkley visited Oregon State University on Tuesday morning for a listening session on the high cost of higher education and found an audience that was all too familiar with the problem. When he asked the two dozen or so students gathered in a classroom for the informal discussion
Oregon senators hold a ‘listening session’ to discuss tuition costs
EUGENE, Ore. – Students from both the University of Oregon and Lane Community College joined Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley for a “listening session” on Monday at the University of Oregon. Jazzmen Vega-Heath and Ashley Jackson, who are student leaders at LCC, as well as mothers, weighed in on
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