Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Oregon, Washington lawmakers want to ban hedge funds from buying single-family homes
KOIN Pacific Northwest lawmakers are leading the charge to prohibit hedge funds from owning residential homes during the nation’s ongoing housing crisis. The End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act of 2023, introduced by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and Washington Rep. Adam Smith, would force hedge funds to sell at
Connect to Congress: Q&A with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
KVAL Q: On federal investments in coastal fish habitat restoration? Merkley: We were able to announce about $5 million coming to the coast for habitat restoration. It will be going through the McKenzie River Trust and Wild Salmon Center, and we all want to see our salmon runs improve and they’re at high risk
Federal, state funding benefit multiple Crook County water projects
Money from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and OWRD funding three projects Central Oregonian Multiple Crook County projects will benefit from significant funding boosts in the near future according to a recent announcement from state and federal officials. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) recently announced more than $4 million
J Bar J’s Youth Services ‘at: project’ anti-human trafficking effort receives $300,000 federal grant
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that J Bar J Youth Services in Bend has secured a $300,000 federal grant to battle human trafficking. “The crime of human trafficking devastates lives and demands a serious and substantive effort to end it in Oregon and nationwide,” Wyden said. ”I’m gratified
Widening the safety net
National Fisherman In fishing families and communities across the country, respect for the ocean is a lesson handed down from one generation to the next. Safety training is becoming part of that tradition. “Fishing communities are close-knit by nature,” said Emily Coffin, Seafood and Fisheries Policy coordinator for the Maine
Projects to restore Columbia River Basin health in Oregon get $31 million
Curry Costal Pilot Seven projects will get millions in federal aid through Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley’s Columbia River Restoration Program. Oregon tribes, state agencies, farmers and ranchers are getting more than $31 million from the federal government to reduce toxic pollution in the Columbia River and its tributaries. It’s the
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