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
Portland and Albany can hire more firefighters thanks to federal grant
The cities of Portland and Albany, and the Scappoose Rural Fire District, will receive nearly $4 million in federal grant money to support local firefighting. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Monday that Portland and Albany both secured grants from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
Judge weighing legal path for problems at Oregon’s federal prison
Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice told a federal magistrate on Thursday that conditions inside the troubled Federal Bureau of Prisons complex in Sheridan, Oregon, had improved. As recently as this summer, there was a hunger strike at the detention facility in protest of the conditions and reports of out-of-state guards allegedly
Senate to vote on the Disclose Act focused on ‘dark’ money in campaigns
SALEM, Ore. — President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.
Senate to vote on Disclose Act aimed at ‘dark money’ in campaigns
SALEM, Ore. – President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.
Hillsboro to build Oregon’s first microchip ‘innovation center’
Hillsboro plans to build Oregon’s first Semiconductor Center of Innovation Excellence, using funds secured through a Business Oregon planning grant. The announcement from the city says that it will work with partners like Oregon State University, Intel and the Oregon Business Council, to establish the center and the programs it
Merkley seeks students for Senate Page Program
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced he is accepting applications to the U.S. Senate Page Program for summer 2023. Oregon students completing their sophomore or junior year of high school during the 2022-23 school year are eligible to apply. The selection process is highly competitive with only 30 positions available