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
Pete Buttigieg takes bus tour of Portland’s 82nd Avenue
Saturday, July 8, 2023 By: Jonathan Bach Portland Business Journal U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, in East Portland Friday, emphasized that local governments and communities should drive how federal transportation dollars are spent. Buttigieg was in Portland to take a bus tour of 82nd Avenue but started with remarks at
KATU: Oregon leaders, groups respond to U.S. Supreme Court decisions Friday
Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Staff KATU The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 18, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. (AP
Oregon congressional delegation urges faster passport processing
Average wait times are as long as 13 weeks, or as long as nine weeks for people who pay extra for expedited processing Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Julia Schumway Oregon Capital Chronicle U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, speaks Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the passport application facility at the
WYDEN, MERKLEY JOIN WITH COLLEAGUES ON PRIDE MONTH RESOLUTION
Thursday, June 29, 2023 KQEN Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. A joint release said the senator’s resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ Americans have made to our country, notes several
SOME OREGON UNIVERSITIES, POLITICIANS DISAPPOINTED IN SUPREME COURT DECISION ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The ruling against race-conscious admissions processes was expected from the majority conservative US Supreme Court. Thursday, June 29, 2023 By: Elizabeth Miller OPB Several leaders from public universities in Oregon shared their disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling against race-conscious college admissions practice. “Oregon State University joins with
SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY CHAMPION PRIDE MONTH, PUSHING FOR GREATER LGBTQ RIGHTS
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 By: News Staff KATU On June 27, 2023 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month.’As we celebrate Pride this month, we must continue the fight for equal rights and
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