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.
UEC celebrates manufactured home replacement program’s first recipient
An overcast rainy day couldn’t dampen the spirits of Matthew and Serenity Stull as they cut the ribbon on their new home on a country lane northeast of Hermiston. The Stull family has become the first beneficiary of a program to help Umatilla Electric Cooperative members replace older manufactured homes
Morrow County irrigation district receives $70K in fed funds
IRRIGON – Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday, Jan. 10, that $198,668 is coming from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for projects to improve water efficiency in Morrow County, Bend and Klamath County. Irrigon’s West Extension Irrigation District is to receive $70,000 for its Canal Automation and Monitoring
Merkley announces creation of the Office of Rural Health
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today announced the creation of the Office of Rural Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Funding for the office was included in the omnibus package that was passed last year. At the announcement, senator Merkley said in part: I’ve
$28,000 in federal funds going to modernize Arnold Irrigation District
Central Oregon is receiving $28,668 to improve water efficiency. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the money from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will go to the Arnold Irrigation District. The funding is for the River Diversion Gate Automation and Flow Measurement project to modernize the Deschutes River main headgate and allow the district
Congress approves $3.61m for RCC health training facility in Grants Pass
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. – Rogue Community College is set to receive federal funds to create a new health training facility in Grants Pass. RCC said Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley helped get $3.61 million approved in Congress to create an “Allied Health” training center on the college’s Redwood
Feds give $5M to TriMet for Oregon City Transit Center’s expanded capacity
A $5 million allocation to TriMet to expand capacity at the Oregon City Transit Center was among the projects named to receive funds as part of the 2023 federal budget passed by Congress and signed by the president last month. “The redesign will double the bus capacity, provide reliable transit
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