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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 Senators Reach Out to HHS Over Baker City Birthing Center Closure

Tuesday, July 25, 2023 By: Garrett Christensen Elkhorn Media Group BAKER CITY – In response to the impending discontinuation of obstetrical services at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center in Baker City, and the subsequent effort by state officials to negotiate a continuation of said services, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeffery Merkley

Eugene Airport to receive $12.7 million for improvements

Friday, July 21, 2023 By: News Staff KVAL EUGENE, Ore. – According to a release from the U.S. Senate’s Office, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that Eugene Airport will be receiving $12,669,789 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for infrastructure improvements. “Regional airports are critical to

Trending / Civil Discourse: Senator Merkley holds Columbia County Town Hall

Thursday, July 20, 2023 By: Will Lohre Country Media, Inc. The Chronicle Sen. Jeff Merkley held a Town Hall at Lewis and Clark Elementary School in St. Helens to connect with Columbia County residents to take their questions and hear their concerns.  Merkley opened the meeting by inviting people to

Merkley and the challenge of facial recognition technology

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Baker City Herald Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has given us all a somewhat depressing lesson in facial recognition technology. The Democrat walked up to one of the new Transportation Safety Administration facial scanners and here’s the resulting headline from The Washington Post: “You can say no

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