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,
Merkley Quizzes Bernake In Senate Hearing
Senator Jeff Merkley got a chance to quiz Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Thursday as Bernanke talked to the Senate Banking Committee about money policy. Merkley was the first Senate Democrat to oppose Bernanke’s continuing in a second term as Fed Chair. But their interaction Thursday was collegial. Merkley compared the
NW Delegation Members Back $200 Million Proposal for Columbia Cleanup
Members of the Northwest congressional delegation are backing a proposal to spend up to $200 million dollars over the next five years on cleaning up the Columbia River. Oregon congressman Earl Blumenauer and Senator, Jeff Merkley, are the chief sponsors. Southwest Washington rep, Brian Baird supports it, too. Read More
Merkley, Blumenauer push for federal dollars to clean the Columbia River
WASHINGTON – Along with Chesapeake Bay, Puget Sound and the Great Lakes, the sprawling Columbia River Basin is one of the largest and most ecologically important watersheds in the United States. Unlike those other systems, however, the Columbia River basin which stretches from the Canadian border to the Pacific Ocean
Oregon lawmakers defend NOAA base in Newport
WASHINGTON — In an escalating war of words over a plan to station NOAA research ships in Newport, Oregon lawmakers Friday accused their colleagues from Washington state of “political interference” in an attempt to reverse the surprise decision to base the fleet in Oregon. “The Washington state delegation has leveled
Merkley returns from Afghanistan with more questions than answers
WASHINGTON — Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley conceded Thursday that the challenges in Afghanistan are “immense” and if the United States is to succeed it must embark on a full-scale, long term nation building effort. At the same time, however, Merkley said such an expensive and long-term commitment may not be
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