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
MERKLEY, WYDEN, CALL FOR LONG-TERM STEPS TO BOOST FIREFIGHTER RECRUITMENT, RETENTION BEFORE PAY HIKE EXPIRES
Thursday, June 8, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS VOICE SUPPORT FOR BOARDING SCHOOL BILL CO-SPONSORED BY OREGON US SENS. WYDEN, MERKLEY
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 By: Brian Bull OPB The U.S. government’s Indian boarding school system is the focus of legislation that’s been reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. For over a century after colonization, thousands of Native American children were taken from their families and put into government or church-run boarding
KLAMATH, LAKE COUNTIES TO RECEIVE $225,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 By: Damien Alvarado KDRV The South Central Oregon Economic Development District (SCOEDD) is going to receive $225,000 from the Economic Development Administration. Oregon U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced in a press release that the funds will help with development planning in Klamath and
OSU RECEIVES $642K TO DEVELOP TOOL FOR EARLY DIGANOSIS OF INVASIVE DISEASES IN NATIVE PLANTS
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants. “Oregon is a leader in growing
MERKLEY, WYDEN ANNOUNCE $10M COMING FOR FIRE RESILIENCY AND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
Friday, June 2, 2023 KATU Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be investing $10 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help increase fire resiliency and protect native vegetation on public lands in Oregon,
AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES $31.9B IN SCHOOL NUTRITION FUNDING
Also in this week’s legislative update: A bill aims to expand summer meal access in rural areas, and Ohio and Louisiana consider eliminating the reduced-price meal category. Tuesday, May 30, 2023 By: Benita Gingerella Food Service Director It’s been a busy month at the federal level for school meal legislation.
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