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
CITY OF BEND GETS NEARLY $20 MILLION FROM FEDS, $5 MILLION FROM STATE LAWMAKERS FOR HAWTHORNE CROSSING PROJECT
Monday, June 26, 2023 KTVZ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend was just awarded about $25 million in state and federal dollars for its landmark Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing project, a key new cross-town connection now in the planning stages. Close to $20 million in funding
MERKLEY: AG BILL THAT PASSED OUT OF COMMITTEE INCLUDES $5 MILLION FOR ARNOLD, N. UNIT IRRIGATION CANAL PIPING PROJECTS
Thursday, June 22, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ Sen. Jeff Merkley, a D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
U.S. SENS. RON WYDEN, JEFF MERKLEY, D-ORE., AIM FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT ON MALHEUR COUNTY’S FEDERAL LANDS
S.1890 proposes flexible grazing, wilderness, hostels and other ideas Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Leslie Thompson Argus Observer MALHEUR COUNTY – A bill dubbed Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act – or Malheur CEO Act — has been reintroduced in Congress by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Democratic
$30M IN LOANS/GRANTS FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENT IN GRANT COUNTY
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Logan Bagett Elkhorn Media Group GRANT COUNTY – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced grant awards to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. A USDA ReConnect loan of $15.4 million and a grant of $15.4
PILT FUNDS COMING TO OREGON COUNTIES
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 By: Mike Thomas KBND REDMOND, OR — All 36 Oregon counties will collectively receive more than $27-million this year from the federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes program – called PILT. It compensates counties with large amounts of federal lands managed by the Interior Department, which are
MERKLEY TO PROVIDENCE: ‘PAY STRIKING NURSES BETTER’
ONA President: ‘Providence is hemorrhaging nurses right now’ Monday, June 19, 2023 By: Elisa Haas KOIN PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Hundreds of striking nurses walked the picket line outside Providence facilities throughout Oregon on the first day of a planned 5-day strike seeking better pay and working conditions at Providence
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