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.
Wyden, Merkley call on officials to keep Baker City hospital birth center open
Monday, July 10, 2023 By: Staff Baker City Herald Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging Saint Alphonsus Health System to keep the birth center open at the Baker City hospital for at least six months while they work to find solutions to nurse staffing shortages that prompted officials to announce the
Pete Buttigieg takes bus tour of Portland’s 82nd Avenue
Saturday, July 8, 2023 By: Jonathan Bach Portland Business Journal U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, in East Portland Friday, emphasized that local governments and communities should drive how federal transportation dollars are spent. Buttigieg was in Portland to take a bus tour of 82nd Avenue but started with remarks at
KATU: Oregon leaders, groups respond to U.S. Supreme Court decisions Friday
Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Staff KATU The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 18, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. (AP
Oregon congressional delegation urges faster passport processing
Average wait times are as long as 13 weeks, or as long as nine weeks for people who pay extra for expedited processing Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Julia Schumway Oregon Capital Chronicle U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, speaks Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the passport application facility at the
WYDEN, MERKLEY JOIN WITH COLLEAGUES ON PRIDE MONTH RESOLUTION
Thursday, June 29, 2023 KQEN Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. A joint release said the senator’s resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ Americans have made to our country, notes several
SOME OREGON UNIVERSITIES, POLITICIANS DISAPPOINTED IN SUPREME COURT DECISION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The ruling against race-conscious admissions processes was expected from the majority conservative US Supreme Court. Thursday, June 29, 2023 By: Elizabeth Miller OPB Several leaders from public universities in Oregon shared their disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling against race-conscious college admissions practice. “Oregon State University joins with
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