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
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde receives $300,000 to help combat opioid epidemic
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 By: Tom Joyce The Center Square The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $300,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde to help it respond to opioid overdoses. It received the funds as part of the Department’s Rural Communities Opioid Response Program. The initiative aims to
$1M coming to Irrigon to support small businesses
Thursday, August 10, 2023 Hermiston Herald Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday, Aug. 8, that the city of Irrigon has received $1 million from the federal Small Business Administration to build a business opportunity incubator. “Irrigon is very excited about this funding.?This grant brings opportunities for
Oregon school district receives more than $500,000 for home construction technical education
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 By: Tom Joyce The Center Square The federal government is giving La Grande School district in Oregon more than $500,000. The district will receive $515,000 through the Department of Education for a Community Initiated Project to establish housing construction and construction career and technical education programs.
Oregon forests secure millions from USDA for conservation and climate resilience projects
Monday, July 31, 2023 By: KATU Staff KATU SALEM, Ore. – Two Oregon forests have received $10.7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Legacy Program. The Minam Conservation and Connectivity Project in northeast Oregon and the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project in northwest Oregon is among 34 projects nationwide that
Oregon’s US senators announce $20M in anti-terrorism and disaster grants
Millions of federal dollars are coming to Oregon to guard against terrorism and deal with natural disasters, according to U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Thursday, July 27, 2023 By: Tim Gordon KGW 8 Millions of federal dollars are coming to Oregon to guard against terrorism and deal with natural disasters,
Sen. Jeff Merkley on the Ukraine war, climate change and the Democratic Party
Thursday, July 27, 2023 By: Staff Washington Post Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is a leading progressive voice on Capitol Hill and was first elected to the Senate in 2008. On Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Merkley joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, co-author of The Early 202 newsletter,
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