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, COLLEAGUES INTRODUCE BILL TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM WORTHLESS DEGREES
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has teamed up with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08) to introduce the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act of 2023. They said the bill would help protect students from predatory for-profit college schemes by ending federal
INTERIOR SECRETARY DEB HAALAND WRAPS UP OREGON VISIT AFTER STOPS IN BEND, MEDFORD, KLAMATH BASIN, AT CRATER LAKE
Monday, March 20, 2023 By: KTVZ news sources KTVZ MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) – U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has concluded a three-day visit to Oregon this weekend, including a stop in Bend, to highlight Biden-Harris administration investments to support wildland fire preparedness, water management and outdoor recreation opportunities across the state.
MILLIONS IN FEDERAL WILDFIRE PREVENTION FUNDING COMING TO OREGON
Monday, March 20, 2023 By: Makenna Marks KDRV CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland announced more than $21 million for wildfire risk reduction during a press conference with Senator Jeff Merkley at the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest District headquarters on Sunday. “Through these investments, we plan
OVER $21 MILLION FOR WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION COMING TO OREGON
Sunday, March 19, 2023 By: Nick Borden KOBI MEDFORD, Ore. – The Secretary of the Interior was in the Rogue Valley on Sunday, joined by Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley. The two federal officials met with local, state, federal, and tribal leaders, to discuss investments in wildland fire preparedness and
INTERIOR SECRETARY HAALAND ANNOUNCES WILDFIRE MONEY ON VISIT TO SOUTHERN OREGON
Sunday, March 19, 2023 By: Erick Bengel Rogue Valley Times During a visit to Central Point Sunday, Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, announced $21 million was on its way to Oregon to help reduce the risk of wildfires. The secretary spoke at a media event in the Oregon
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR DEBRA HAALAND VISITS SOUTHERN OREGON TO DISCUSS WILDFIRE SPENDING
Sunday, March 19, 2023 By: Malik Patterson KTVL CENTRAL POINT — United States Secretary of Interior, Debra Haaland visited Southern Oregon on Sunday to discuss how much money would be allocated to the state for wildland fire defense spending. “Today I’m excited to announce that we are investing 21 million dollars
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