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,
Timber companies could use the help – Editorial
It doesn’t make sense for some Oregon timber companies to carry out contracts they have to harvest timber on Bureau of Land Management land. Demand has fallen. Timber prices have fallen. Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, are stepping in to help out. Merkley introduced and Wyden
Merkley wants Senate jobs bill to help finance building efficiency retrofits
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid met with the chairs of six committees that might have some hand in developing the clean energy bill. The question at issue was whether the bill should be pushed back in favor of a short-term focus on finance reform, jobs, and the deficit.
Merkley bullish, Wyden quiet on latest Senate bill
WASHINGTON — The latest version of the health care reform bill caused a minor role reversal for Oregon’s Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday. Soft-spoken Sen. Jeff Merkley pronounced himself “very pleased” with the bill, unveiled late Wednesday in the Senate, while the normally loquacious Sen. Ron Wyden avoided commenting on
White House boosts Merkley’s anti-discrimination bill
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration Thursday endorsed full-scale protections for gay and transgender workers from job discrimination, giving a major boost to legislation written by Se. Jeff Merkley that is based on similar protections offered in Oregon. “No American should be denied a job or the opportunity to earn promotions,
Merkley backs local banks bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and fellow Democrat Barbara Boxer of California introduced a bill last week to help community banks get credit flowing again. The Bank on Our Communities Act allocates existing bank bailout funds to allow community banks to raise private capital, get lending moving again
Merkley aims to help small banks
WASHINGTON — Now that many small banks are staggering under losses from real estate and business loans, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said they deserve the same federal aid given to big Wall Street banks over the past year. Merkley introduced a plan to bail out small banks on Wednesday —
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