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.
Federal money will full fund Warm Springs water treatment plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service will provide $23 million to full fund a new water treatment plant at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. The agencies announced the formal agreement in a news release Tuesday, Dec. 20.. IHS obligated $13,601,000 toward the project and EPA provided
Lawmakers push Biden administration to act faster on plastic pollution
From Environmental Health News A group of 24 U.S. senators and representatives are calling on the Biden administration to set legal standards to reduce plastic pollution at home and abroad. The letter, sent on December 20, points to the recently introduced “Protecting Communities from Plastics Act” bill, which would require a
OHSU awarded $3 million federal grant for overdose prevention research
PORTLAND, Ore. – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced in a joint statement that Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) is expected to receive $3.17 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIIH) to study the effectiveness of different harm reduction strategies at preventing overdoses and ways
Oregon State University receives $1.7 million federal grant for cybersecurity scholarships
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday that Oregon State University (OSU) is receiving $1,727,359 from the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS). The grant is an attempt to train highly qualified cybersecurity professionals to serve in federal, state, local, and tribal governments,
Klamath County acquires public forest and regional tourism destination
Rising dramatically above Upper Klamath Lake in Southern Oregon, Spence Mountain is home to oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, some of the rarest habitats in the state, and more than 47 miles of biking trails. As of this month, it’s protected forever. That’s thanks to the Trust for Public Land,
Merkley, Warren, Wyden, Sanders urge ambitious action to combat plastic pollution
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken ahead of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)’s first session taking place this week. The Senators’ letter highlights the clear and present threat plastic pollution
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