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
NEW WILDFIRE SMOKE RESEARCH HUB WILL OPEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
The Wildfire Smoke Research and Practice Center at the University of Oregon is launching thanks to an $800,000 federal grant. Sunday, April 9, 2023 By: Tim Gordon KGW EUGENE, Oregon — The University of Oregon will open a new research hub that will work to research the effects of wildfire smoke and
SENATORS WYDEN AND MERKLEY SECURE $800-THOUSAND FOR WILDFIRE RESEARCH CENTER
Friday, April 7, 2023 By: News Staff KATU EUGENE, Ore. — Smoke has been a growing problem during wildfire seasons in western Oregon. Now, there’s going to be a research center for wildfire smoke at the University of Oregon. On Thursday, April 6, 2023, Oregon senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley
COCC RECEIVES $600,000 FEDERAL GRANT TO CREATE ‘CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VETERAN STUDENT SUCCESS’
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand veteran student services into a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success on the COCC campus.
OREGON LEADERS, PORT OF COOS BAY CONTINUE PUSH FOR MAJOR SHIPPING CONTAINER PROJECT
Friday, March 31, 2023 By: Bree Laughlin The World Oregon Representative Val Hoyle reported she is pushing hard in Congress to garner support and funding for the Port of Coos Bay shipping container project. Meanwhile, Port of Coos Bay representatives report they are doing everything they can to move forward
MERKLEY, BONAMICI INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO BAN ASBESTOS
Thursday, March 30, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen Jeff Merkley and Rep.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) teamed up to introduce the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos. The bill introduction comes ahead of Global Asbestos Awareness
OREGON SENATORS SECURE $50 MILLION FOR HOUSING SERVICES
Thursday, March 30, 2023 By: Kendall Bartley, KVAL KTVL SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek signed the state’s Affordable Housing and Emergency Homelessness Response Package into law on Wednesday, guaranteeing $200 million in funds to address the homeless crisis. In addition to that, Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Jeff Merkley secured