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.
DEMOCRATS PRESS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ON CLIMATE IMPACT OF LNG BUILDOUT
Monday, May 8, 2023 Reuters WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) – Dozens of Democratic lawmakers on Monday called on the Biden administration to consider the climate and environmental justice impacts of the expansion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. The 44 lawmakers, including Senators Jeffrey Merkley, Edward Markey and Representatives
USDA TO PLACE A $52 MILLION ORDER FOR OREGON SEAFOOD
Monday, May 8, 2023 By: Gold Meadows KVAL Oregon lawmakers lead the way to the approval of $52 million to purchase Oregon seafood products. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden led the charge to have the products purchased by the United States Department of Agriculture for distribution to food assistance
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR A NEW NEHALEM BAY HEALTH CENTER AND PHARMACY; SENATORS MERKLEY AND WYDEN BACK $3 MILLION APPROPRIATION
Saturday, May 6, 2023 Tillamook County Pioneer Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden supported funding requests for dozens of local projects across Oregon last year, however no project receiving Congressionally Directed Funding had more local support or will have more local impact than the Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy project in
MERKLEY COSPONSORS BILL TO LOWER FEDERAL TAX BURDEN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES
Thursday, May 4, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and John Boozman (R-AR), teamed up Thursday to introduce the bipartisan Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act, legislation to ensure that nurses in the federal Nurse Corps are not required to
MERKLEY, COLLEAGUES PRESS FDA FOR BAN ON MENTHOL CIGARETTES, FLAVORED CIGARS
On the one-year anniversary of FDA announcement of proposed rules to end the sale of menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and a ban on all flavors in cigars, lawmakers remain concerned about the timing, implementation, and enforcement of these rules. Wednesday, May 3, 2023 North Coast Citizen Oregon’s
SAFE BANKING ACT WELCOMED BY LOCAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 By: Zach Bruhl KCBY GOSHEN, Ore. – Since 2015, recreational marijuana has been legal in Oregon, but federal prohibition means dispensaries have operated in a financial grey area. Federally insured banks can’t back cannabis businesses, meaning many of those businesses can only take cash. The SAFE Banking Act,
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