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
Oregon Senator Merkley on CDC’s new Office of Rural Health
People living in rural areas often complain that the people in power forget about them. That’s a lot of people to forget about: 15% of the US population. One of the issues is that health outcomes are poorer in rural areas… people have more health problems, and shorter life spans.
Heart of Cartm Accepts Award from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley
Wheeler, OR – For their dedication to creatively reducing waste in Tillamook County, Heart of Cartm organization accepted an award from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley during his in-person town hall at Tillamook High School last Saturday, January 14, 2023. Senator Merkley presented Jessi Just, Heart of Cartm executive director with
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley hosts Gorge town halls
HOOD RIVER – On Jan. 6, Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his schedule for the first in-person town halls in 2023. His first destinations include communities throughout the Mid-Columbia including Sherman, Wasco and Hood River counties. Sen. Merkley’s town hall commitments came after he and Sen. Ron Wyden announced they
Merkley, Wyden announce $450K coming to Oregon arts, cultural organizations, 2 in C. Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday a total of $450,000 is coming to Oregon from the National Endowment for the Arts’ for Arts Projects and Challenge America grants in several communities in the state: Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Portland, Salem, Springfield, and Warm Springs. “Art
Forest Service gets $700,000 to build alternate route to Forest Road 4606
Nearly two years ago, a local landowner put up gates on his private property, restricting a stretch of a popular stretch of forest road west of Bend. But recent funding from Congress will provide a long-awaited work-around. The Verheyden family’s closure of the stretch of Forest Road 4606 that runs
Merkley talks health care, polarization, dams at town hall
At U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s town hall at Clatsop Community College on Saturday afternoon, topics ranged from the polarization between political parties to health care to the potential removal of Snake River dams. Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, holds town halls in each of Oregon’s 36 counties every year. Dozens of
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