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.
MOTHER’S EFFORTS RESTORE MILITARY HONORS FOR GAY SON DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED DECADES AGO
Saturday, June 10, 2023 By: Barry Mangold KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – Decades after her son was given a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, the effort of a Portland mother to reinstate his military honors paid off. Martin Cerezo joined the Navy in 1988 after he graduated high school, following in
MERKLEY, WYDEN, CALL FOR LONG-TERM STEPS TO BOOST FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION BEFORE PAY HIKE EXPIRES
Thursday, June 8, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS VOICE SUPPORT FOR BOARDING SCHOOL BILL CO-SPONSORED BY OREGON US SENS. WYDEN, MERKLEY
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 By: Brian Bull OPB The U.S. government’s Indian boarding school system is the focus of legislation that’s been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. For over a century after colonization, thousands of Native American children were taken from their families and put into government or church-run boarding
KLAMATH, LAKE COUNTIES TO RECEIVE $225,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 By: Damien Alvarado KDRV The South Central Oregon Economic Development District (SCOEDD) is going to receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration. Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced in a press release that the funds will help with development planning in Klamath and
OSU RECEIVES $642K TO DEVELOP TOOL FOR EARLY DIGANOSIS OF INVASIVE DISEASES IN NATIVE PLANTS
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants. “Oregon is a leader in growing
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $10M COMING FOR FIRE RESILIENCY AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Friday, June 2, 2023 KATU Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be investing $10 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help increase fire resiliency and protect native vegetation on public lands in Oregon,