Bend awarded $5 million federal grant to fuel affordable housing production
Bend Bulletin The city of Bend has received a $5 million grant intended to kickstart affordable housing supply, the federal government announced Wednesday. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grant set the course for the city to identify and address policies that slow affordable housing
Wyden, Merkley announce $30.1 million in ‘Payments in Lieu of Taxes’ to Oregon counties; $6 million to C. Oregon
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT
Wyden, Merkley, colleagues call on Postal Service to prepare for November election
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide.
Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm, Senators Wyden and Merkley and Governor Brown Tour ESS Inc. Iron Flow Battery Manufacturing Facility
WILSONVILLE, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ESS Inc. (NYSE: GWH), a leading manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, today hosted Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Oregon Governor Kate Brown for a
Merkley: Vote on energy, health care ‘a big day for America’
Oregon Democrat speaks up for plan that passed Senate, awaits approval by U.S. House and signature by Biden. Statement by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Senate passage Sunday, Aug. 7, of the Inflation Reduction Act “Today is a big day for America. For the first time, the U.S. Senate
Senate bill includes $750K for Coquille River
The Coquille Indian Tribe expressed gratitude this week to Oregon’s U.S. senators for supporting the tribe’s conservation efforts on its namesake river. The Senate’s appropriation bills for 2023 include $750,000 for Coquille River salmon conservation, according to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. “This is going to help us address
Pendleton takes another step to largest development yet
PENDLETON – The city of Pendleton took another step to opening an area on the town’s South Hill for a massive housing development. “It’s probably the biggest ever in Pendleton,” City Manager Robb Corbett said. “It’s three times the size of the Sunridge subdivision south of the middle school, but
Feds to fund restoration of aquatic habitats, watersheds: East Fork Irrigation District in HR receives $2,000,000 grant
WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have announced a total of $3,052,940 in federal funding is headed to three projects across the state to combat record drought conditions. The investments are intended to safeguard local water supplies in response to extreme drought and weather events. East
Health District Receives Welcome Jump Start to Develop New Health Center/Pharmacy; New Center Would Be Built in Wheeler and Will Create New Opportunities for Housing for Health Care Workers
Efforts by the Nehalem Bay Health District to improve primary health care delivery in north Tillamook County have received a major boost thanks to Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Earlier this year the health district asked to be considered for “congressionally directed funding” to finance a portion of
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