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.
AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES $31.9B IN SCHOOL NUTRITION FUNDING
Also in this week’s legislative update: A bill aims to expand summer meal access in rural areas, and Ohio and Louisiana consider eliminating the reduced-price meal category. Tuesday, May 30, 2023 By: Benita Gingerella Food Service Director It’s been a busy month at the federal level for school meal legislation.
USDA WILL INVEST $52 MILLION TO HELP FISHING INDUSTRY ON THE WEST COAST
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley led a push for the money to help families along the coast that depend on fisheries to survive Tuesday, May 30, 2023 By: Lynne Terry Oregon Capital Chronical The struggling fisheries industry on the West Coast is getting a much-needed financial boost from the federal government.
MERKLEY INTRODUCES BILL TO HELP KEEP RURAL DURING THE SUMMER
Monday, May 29, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., recently introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a vehicle summer meal delivery pilot program to help feed kids in rural communities. The FORK Act is inspired by Oregon ingenuity. In an effort
WORLDWIDE CONNECTION: $500,000 FOR CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE GRAND RONDE
Monday, May 29, 2023 The News Guard The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde will receive a $500,000 federal investment to build a fixed wireless network providing high-speed Internet connections to 200 unserved households in their community. The funding will allow the Tribe to build a fixed wireless network providing
MERKLEY TALKS GUN REGULATIONS, TRANS RIGHTS, HOUSING
Monday, May 29, 2023 By: Dakota Castets-Didier East Oregonian PENDLETON — Gun regulations, trans rights and the housing market were hot topics at U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall meeting Sunday, May 28, in Pendleton. About two dozen people attended the afternoon event at the Pendleton Convention Center. Merkley began
MERKLEY TALKS BORDER, FENTANYL, DEBT CEILING DURING BAKER CITY TOWN HALL
Sunday, May 28, 2023 By: Jayson Jacoby Baker City Herald U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., told a Baker City audience this weekend that he encourages President Joe Biden to invoke a clause in the 14th Amendment to end a congressional impasse over the nation’s debt ceiling that could lead to
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