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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

UHS robotics team gets a visit from Sen. Jeff Merkley

Umatilla High School wasn’t originally a stop on his 50-town tour in the state of Oregon, but when U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley was invited by Umatilla Superintendent Heidi Sipe to see the UHS robotics program, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity. On Sunday, Merkley ventured out to UHS to chat

My college degree is worthless

Rosalyn Harris, an unemployed single mother who had never gone to college, thought getting a degree would be the ticket to a new life. So at age 23, she enrolled in a two-year criminal justice program at for-profit Everest College in Chesapeake, Va. But the wealth of job opportunities the

Update: Newport helicopter to stay open until Dec. 15

NEWPORT, Ore. — After lawmakers, fishermen and community members begged the U.S. Coast Guard to keep a helicopter facility open in Newport after it was slated for closure, the Coast Guard announced Tuesday the shuttering will be delayed at least until Dec. 15. The announcement came hours after Senator Jeff

Planned closure of Coast Guard air facility rankles federal lawmakers

NEWPORT — Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation, including Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have written a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard voicing their concerns and opposition over the planned closure of the Newport Air Facility.  The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners also officially jumped on board to oppose

Oregon delegation weighs in, asks Coast Guard to keep air station in Newport

Closing the U.S. Coast Guard air station at Newport would “threaten the safety of mariners who make their living in the waters around Newport,” six members of Oregon’s congressional delegation told Coast Guard commandant Paul Zukunft in a letter Wednesday. They urged him to reverse an announced decision to shift

Two Oregon nonprofits awarded a combined $9 million to battle homelessness among veterans

Transition Projects of Portland and St. Vincent DePaul Society of Lane County were awarded grants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the agency announced Tuesday. Transition Projects will get $6 million and St. Vincent DePaul $3 million under the agency’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program. The SSVF program, along with a joint program between the

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