Bend awarded $5 million federal grant to fuel affordable housing production
Bend Bulletin The city of Bend has received a $5 million grant intended to kickstart affordable housing supply, the federal government announced Wednesday. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grant set the course for the city to identify and address policies that slow affordable housing
Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT
Wyden, Merkley, colleagues call on Postal Service to prepare for November election
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide.
Merkley talks health care, polarization, dams at town hall
At U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Clatsop Community College on Saturday afternoon, topics ranged from the polarization between political parties to health care to the potential removal of Snake River dams. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, holds town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. Dozens of
Merkley talks health care, polarization, dams at town hall
At U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Clatsop Community College on Saturday afternoon, topics ranged from the polarization between political parties to health care to the potential removal of Snake River dams. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, holds town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. Dozens of
Sen. Jeff Merkley visits Morrow County, discusses high nitrate levels in water
MORROW COUNTY – Oregon U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley met Sunday, Jan. 15, with homeowners in Boardman and Irrigon to discuss high nitrate levels in private wells across Morrow County. “It first came up in a town hall, a county commissioner raised it,” he said. “I was familiar with the issue
Photos / Congressional Town Halls: Merkley, Wyden listen to Lincoln County residents
Oregon U. S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley held town halls in Lincoln City and Newport Jan. 9 and Jan. 14. Merkley’s event was conducted at Taft High School Saturday drawing an audience of about 50 people. Merkley first met separately with members of the media to take questions
Town hall: Senator Merkley fields questions in Lincoln City
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley took questions on a wide-range of topics from the media and public Saturday at a town hall event held inside Taft High School. Merkley answered questions from citizens about Social Security, electric vehicles, immigration, fixing Highway 101, the River Democracy Act, investment partnerships extracting money from
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