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,
Senators swoop in talking green
A second U.S. Senator from Oregon arrived in town in as many days Thursday. The day after Senator Ron Wyden made an appearance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School, Senator Jeff Merkley paid a visit to Columbia Gorge Community College. He was there to take a look at the college’s
Merkley hears of local residents’ foreclosure fears
PORTLAND, Ore. – They used words like “horrific.” One person titled a PowerPoint presentation “Foreclosure Nightmare.” All the while, newly-elected Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley listened to the tales of woe and frustration from the group assembled in north Portland, hoping to take their advice back to Washington D.C.
Merkley seeks economic hopes
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley opened his first-ever town hall meeting Tuesday by telling a Roseburg audience he sees three things hurting the United States economy. First, banks are afraid to lend because businesses are having a rough time. Second, consumer spending is down because people have lost their jobs —
Sen. Merkley hears foreclosure complaints
Merkley held a foreclosure summit in North Portland, where he invited banks, housing agencies and homeowners to air their concerns. Homeowners struggling with foreclosure told Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Wednesday that they’re not getting help when trying to modify their loans. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports. One of the main problems mentioned
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
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