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.
Merkley pushes plan to ease threat of foreclosures
On the same day President Obama unveiled a $75 billion plan to forestall home foreclosures, rookie U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Portland, convened a group of experts in North Portland to discuss impediments to keeping people in their homes. “Empty homes contribute to the fast-dropping values of homes, putting more families
Merkley kicks off town hall schedule in Roseburg
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will begin his series of town hall meetings in Oregon’s 36 counties by returning Tuesday to Douglas County, the county where he was born. Merkley will appear from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Douglas County Museum, 123 Museum Drive, next to the Douglas County Fairgrounds
Senators to post funding requests
Oregon residents will soon get a chance to see just who in the state is asking for federal funds and weigh in on whether they should get the money, under a new system being put in place by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. Every spring, as Congress works
Merkley says jobless report ‘a wakeup call’
The national unemployment rate, now at 7.6 percent, has hit a 16-year high according to a U.S. Labor Department Report released Friday. Since January 2008 the nation has seen more than 3.6 million jobs vanish. In December the nation’s employers cut another 598,000 workers from their payrolls in
Wyden, Merkley pledge transparency
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and his former Republican colleague Gordon Smith received loads of positive press for working together on certain bills and even appearing together at some town hall meetings. With Smith gone and a fellow Democrat, Jeff Merkley, in his place, Oregon’s senators have embarked on an even
Merkley on recovery
Jeff Merkley, freshman Democratic senator from Oregon, was a big supporter of Barack Obama last fall, and he’s still a fan. Lately, he’s just been a little concerned. “Folks in key positions at the top of the Obama financial team are more oriented to Wall Street than families,” Merkley said
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