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.
EPA APPROVES $2 MILLION FOR CLEANUP OF FORMER LANDFILL SITE, OSU-CASCADES’ PLANNED INNOVATION DISTRICT
Sunday, May 28, 2023 KTVZ SEATTLE (KTVZ) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday $8.24 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to expedite the assessment and cleanup of seven brownfield sites in Oregon, including a former construction landfill that’s the future site of OSU-Cascades’ Innovation District. Oregon’s communities will receive
MERKLEY VISITS MALHEUR COUNTY FOR TOWN HALL
Saturday, May 27, 2023 By: Mikhail LeBow Argus Observer ONTARIO — Earlier today, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley visited Malheur County to update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how to tackle the challenges facing Oregon and the U.S. during one of his
MERKLEY GETS HIS FIRST LOOK AT WALLOWA LAKE DAM
Saturday, May 27, 2023 By: Bill Bradshaw Wallowa County Chieftain WALLOWA LAKE — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley got his first look at the soon-to-be-replaced Wallowa Lake Dam during his 15th visit to Wallowa County for a town hall-style visit Sunday, May 28. A dozen or so people joined Merkley, D-Ore.,
SENATORS ANNOUNCE $8.3 MILLION FOR FLOOD, WILDFIRE RELIEF
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 By: Izzie Lund KDRV WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced in a Tuesday morning a new grant that will repair roads and bridges damaged by weather events like floods and wildfires. According to the release, roughly $8.3 million will go towards the
MERKLEY, WYDEN VISIT WARM SPRINGS TO MARK $28 MILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Senators also announce $8 million housing grant for reservation; Wyden follows with Prineville town hall Monday, May 22, 2023 KTVZ WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and federal officials visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Monday to celebrate over $28 million in federal investments
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES MORE THAN $30 MILLION FOR WARM SPRINGS, BURNS PAIUTE TRIBES
Most of the money will go toward funding a new water treatment plant for the tribe in central Oregon Monday, May 22, 2023 Oregon Capital Chronicle The state’s two U.S. senators visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reservation in central Oregon on Monday to celebrate a $28 million federal
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