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
MOST OREGON CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS SUPPORT RESTORING SOME LAND RIGHTS TO GRAND RONDE TRIBE
All of Oregon’s congressional members – except Republican Rep. Cliff Bentz – are behind a proposal to restore some tribal rights over land Thursday, March 23, 2023 By: Lynne Terry Oregon Capital Chronicle A proposal introduced in the U.S. House by Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas and in the U.S. Senate by Democratic U.S. Sen.
$38 MILLION COMING TO OREGON FOR FISH, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR ACCESS
Thursday, March 23, 2023 By: Herald and News Staff Herald and News Oregon’s U.S. Senators, Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, announced Wednesday, March 22 that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) $28,513,417 from the Wildlife Restoration fund for
WYDEN, MERKLEY: $38 MILLION COMING TO ODFW FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION, OUTDOOR ACCESS
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be awarding the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife $28,513,417 from the Wildlife Restoration fund for wildlife habitat restoration projects and research aimed to better manage wildlife
FEDS ALLOCATE $2 MILLION TO OREGON FARMERS AND RANCHERS FOR BISON, YAK PRODUCTS AND MORE
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 By: Lynne Terry Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government has allocated more than $2 million to Oregon farmers and ranchers in seven counties to expand marketing and sales of various items, including of bison meat and yak products. Oregon’s U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley,
DOUGLAS ELECTRIC CO-OP GETS OVER $9 MILLION FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 By: Tiffany Eckert KLCC Douglas Electric Cooperative has been awarded over $9 million in federal funding to boost mitigation efforts in high-risk wildfire areas. The money will enable the utility to address hazard trees and reduce fuel buildup in its right-of-way. The work is meant to
SENATE DEMOCRAT CALLS XI-PUTIN SUMMIT A ‘THREE-DAY BRO-FEST CELEBRATING AUTHORITARIAN POWER
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 By: Lauren Sforza The Hill Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) blasted Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia for “celebrating authoritarian power” on Tuesday. “This was a three day bro-fest celebrating authoritarian power,” he said on “CNN This Morning.” Merkley, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that China
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