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
WYDEN, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO CREATE DENTAL CARE PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
Thursday, June 15, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans in Oregon and nationwide diagnosed with diabetes and coronary artery disease. Funded
PORT OF TILLAMOOK BAY RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING TO REPLACE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVING SYSTEM
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Tillamook County Pioneer The Port of Tillamook Bay (POTB) was the recent recipient of congressional funding to replace its Automated Weather Observing Station (AWOS) at Tillamook Airport. The AWOS is a fully configurable airport weather system that provides continuous, real-time information and reports on airport weather
OVER $1.2 MILLION AWARDED TO ADVANCE WOOD PRODUCT INNOVATION
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 By: Staff KQEN On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the Forest Service has awarded Oregon more than $1.2 million to support wood products innovation in Oregon’s manufacturing facilities and develop markets for innovative uses of mass timber and renewable wood energy. A
CROOK COUNTY RESIDENTS FEAR MINING COMPANY POLLUTED THEIR WATER. HERE’S HOW OREGON INVESTIGATED
Federal lawmakers are pushing back on the way a state agency handled complaints about a mining giant. Tuesday, June 13, 2023 By: Emily Cureton Cook OPB Don Porfily first noticed the change in his tap water last March. Out of nowhere, it tasted bad, “like mud,” said the 84-year-old feed
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES $1 MILLION GRANT TO STUDY EFFECTS OF FIRE ON MASS TIMBER PRODUCTS
Monday, June 12, 2023 Lesprom Network Oregon State University has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products for use in construction. The grant was announced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. The study aims to determine
MOTHER’S EFFORTS RESTORE MILITARY HONORS FOR GAY SON DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED DECADES AGO
Saturday, June 10, 2023 By: Barry Mangold KATU PORTLAND, Ore. – Decades after her son was given a dishonorable discharge from the U.S. Navy, the effort of a Portland mother to reinstate his military honors paid off. Martin Cerezo joined the Navy in 1988 after he graduated high school, following in
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