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.
Merkley: ‘Shame on us’ if US stops COVID funding
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – While cases of COVID-19 are dropping across the US, countries in Europe are once again beginning to see a rise. The BA.2 variant has driven a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in several countries around the world over the past few weeks, including China, Australia and much of
Wyden, Merkley urge White House to include $4B in homeless assistance grants in FY23 budget
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week urged President Biden to include $4 billion in homeless assistance grants in his Fiscal Year 2023 budget so Oregon and the entire country can make additional progress towards sheltering unhoused people and ending homelessness. “Nationwide, nearly 600,000 people
DELEGATION REQUESTING FEDERAL HELP FOR THE PORT OF COOS BAY
Congressman Peter DeFazio, along with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, have been joined by the rest of the members of the Oregon Congressional Delegation in a letter to President Biden requesting federal funds from the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act be allocated towards a proposal to create a major
Warm Springs among 14 communities chosen to build cutting-edge energy storage capacity
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Warm Springs, Talent and Pendleton have been selected by federal officials to participate in a cutting-edge energy storage program to increase energy resilience in the face of increasingly dangerous weather events and a changing climate. “Building
Merkley on Ukraine: ‘They are resisting with everything they have’
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says there is broad support in Washington for supporting Ukraine. The House sent a spending bill to the Senate that includes $14 billion in aid to help Ukraine respond to the Russian invasion. Merkley says the country is in dire need of anti-tank and
Sen. Merkley supports spending bill to send military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says there is broad support in Washington for supporting Ukraine. The House sent a spending bill to the Senate that includes $14 billion in aid to help Ukraine respond to the Russian invasion. Merkley says the country is in dire need of anti-tank
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