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.
SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY CHAMPION PRIDE MONTH, PUSHING FOR GREATER LGBTQ RIGHTS
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 By: News Staff KATU On June 27, 2023 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month.’As we celebrate Pride this month, we must continue the fight for equal rights and
CITY OF BEND GETS NEARLY $20 MILLION FROM FEDS, $5 MILLION FROM STATE LAWMAKERS FOR HAWTHORNE CROSSING PROJECT
Monday, June 26, 2023 KTVZ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend was just awarded about $25 million in state and federal dollars for its landmark Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing project, a key new cross-town connection now in the planning stages. Close to $20 million in funding
MERKLEY: AG BILL THAT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE INCLUDES $5 MILLION FOR ARNOLD, N. UNIT IRRIGATION CANAL PIPING PROJECTS
Thursday, June 22, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ Sen. Jeff Merkley, a D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
U.S. SENS. RON WYDEN, JEFF MERKLEY, D-ORE., AIM FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ON MALHEUR COUNTY’S FEDERAL LANDS
S.1890 proposes flexible grazing, wilderness, hostels and other ideas Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Leslie Thompson Argus Observer MALHEUR COUNTY – A bill dubbed Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act – or Malheur CEO Act — has been reintroduced in Congress by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Democratic
$30M IN LOANS/GRANTS FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENT IN GRANT COUNTY
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Logan Bagett Elkhorn Media Group GRANT COUNTY – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced grant awards to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. A USDA ReConnect loan of $15.4 million and a grant of $15.4
PILT FUNDS COMING TO OREGON COUNTIES
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 By: Mike Thomas KBND REDMOND, OR — All 36 Oregon counties will collectively receive more than $27-million this year from the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes program – called PILT. It compensates counties with large amounts of federal lands managed by the Interior Department, which are
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