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
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
OREGON SEN. MERKLEY ANNOUNCES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT MONARCH BUTTERFLY
Friday, March 17, 2023 KVAL 13 On Friday, Senator Jeff Merkley, along with Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) announced the 2023 Monarch Action, Recovery and Conservation of Habitat (MONARCH) Act. The bill was introduced to the U.S. Senate Friday, over the coming weeks it will be introduced in the House of
US INTERIOR SECRETARY DEB HAALAND VISITS BEND
Friday, March 17, 2023 By: Morgan Gwynn Central Oregon Daily News U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, spoke at OSU-Cascades in Bend on Friday afternoon about giving Oregon public lands the boost they deserve. “Thanks to the Great American Outdoors Act, funding for Oregon from the Legacy Restoration Fund
INTERIOR SECTY. DEB HAALAND, MERKLEY SPEAK AFTER BEND ROUNDTABLE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION, TRIBAL ASSISTANCE
Friday, March 17, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ Oregon visit comes as Dept. of Interior announces nearly $50 million for wildfire mitigation, resilience WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — As U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began a three-day visit to Oregon, including a Friday outdoor recreation roundtable in Bend, the Department of the Interior
US SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO CURTAIL CHINA’S ALLEGED ATTEMPTS AT REPRESSING ITS NATIONALS ABROAD
Thursday, March 16, 2023 By: Bochen Han South China Morning Post A bipartisan group of US senators on Thursday introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening efforts to curtail Beijing’s alleged attempts to repress its nationals abroad. As the most comprehensive legislative effort to date on the issue, the legislation could
US RECOGNISES ARUNACHAL PRADESH AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF INDIA: US SENATE RESOLUTION
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 By: PTI The Week The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate resolution which sees Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India. At a time when China continues to pose grave and