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
Merkley: More housing must be built
Monday, July 17, 2023 By: Peter Wong Portland Tribune U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley says the federal and state governments should be doing more to add housing, which in his view has been long neglected. The Oregon Democrat speaks from his experience, going back three decades, when he was executive director
Talk about the weather: Merkley addresses heat, wildfires in Columbia County
Monday, July 17, 2023 By: Scott Keith Columbia County Spotlight Hot-button topics, including the high price of prescriptions, the U.S. Supreme Court and climate change, were on the minds of Columbia County residents Saturday, July 15, at a town hall meeting in St. Helens with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley. In
Merkley: More must be done to aid students
Sunday July 16, 2023 By: Peter Wong Portland Tribune U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley got a wide range of questions, as is usual, during a town hall meeting Saturday, July 15, at Centennial High School. But one question from the audience of more than 100 came from Liam Miller, who will
Senator Jeff Merkley visits Eugene, talks homelessness and wildfire response
Sunday, July 16, 2023 By: Julio Mora Rodriguez KEZI EUGENE, Ore. — Senator Jeff Merkley spent time in Eugene Sunday, visiting the area for a town hall as part of his initiative to annually visit all of the state’s 36 counties. Before he met with constituents, the senator made stops
Oregon secures $20 million in federal funding for electrical grid updates in low-income and tribal lands
Thursday, July 13, 2023 By: News Staff KVAL Low-income communities and tribal lands will receive nearly $20-million for electrical grid improvements, Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday. The funding will ensure that these communities will have access to affordable and reliable clean energy. “Oregon families without means and
Wyden, Merkley call on officials to keep Baker City hospital birth center open
Monday, July 10, 2023 By: Staff Baker City Herald Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging Saint Alphonsus Health System to keep the birth center open at the Baker City hospital for at least six months while they work to find solutions to nurse staffing shortages that prompted officials to announce the
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