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.
Wyden, Merkley, Rosenblum dismayed by Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA ability to curb power plant emissions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. First, Rosenblum’s statement: The
$195 million grant request for Hood River-White Salmon bridge receives federal delegation support
HOOD RIVER — On Monday, June 13, the Gorge region’s entire federal congressional delegation sent a letter to United State Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg expressing unanimous support for the Port of Hood River and Klickitat County’s joint grant application to help fund replacement of the Hood River-White Salmon Interstate
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley want wider access to abortion pills, help with interstate travel for abortions
Senate Democrats, including Oregon’s Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, are asking President Joe Biden to increase access to abortion pills and help patients obtain abortions in other states following Friday’s Supreme Court decision ending the national right to abortions. They have been worried about the Supreme Court decision for weeks,
U.S. Senate Passes Gun Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Biden is calling on the House to quickly vote on a gun safety bill approved Thursday night in the Senate. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley tweeted a video shortly after the vote, calling the bipartisan gun safety bill a victory. “It, for example, invests in mental health for our schools and our
Oregon delegation reacts to Supreme Court’s Roe decision
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation quickly issued statements following the news that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, which established a constitutional right to abortion. The court’s decision means the procedure now becomes illegal in several states, though not in Oregon. U.S. Rep. Suzanne
Sen. Merkley supports increased firefighter pay, presses for year-round forestry jobs
EUGENE, Ore. – On Tuesday, the Biden administration announced plans to increase federal wildland firefighter pay as required by the bipartisan infrastructure law. This move is part of a series of steps that also includes the establishment of a new wildland fire management job series. Last week, senators Jeff Merkley and Ron
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