Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the City of Irrigon has been awarded $1 million from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to build a Business Opportunity Incubator for the community. Merkley and Wyden secured this community-initiated project’s funding in the fiscal year
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the La Grande School district will be awarded $515,000 through the Department of Education for a Community Initiated Project to operate housing construction and construction career and technical education (CTE) programs in the school district. “This
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues to introduce the Preventing Election Subversion Act, legislation which would institute new safeguards to insulate state election administration from partisan pressure, and empower non-partisan local election officials. In 2022, state legislators across the country introduced over 150 bills
Legislation Will Help Protect the Safety and Health of Workers Exposed to Dangerous Heat Conditions in at the Workplace Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce legislation to ensure the safety and health of workers in Oregon and across the nation
Monday, July 31, 2023 By: KATU Staff KATU SALEM, Ore. – Two Oregon forests have received $10.7 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Legacy Program. The Minam Conservation and Connectivity Project in northeast Oregon and the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project in northwest Oregon is among 34 projects nationwide that
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that Coos County will share in $2 million in federal grants to conserve and restore habitats in the South Slough. “Research is a crucial first step toward healing marine ecosystems from the harm done by the climate crisis,”
Rural development funds for Eastern Oregon mainstay to buy a refrigerated box truck, fuel and insurance for two years Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced Oregon Food Bank Southeast Oregon Services in Ontario will receive a $66,900 federal investment to buy a refrigerated box
Millions of federal dollars are coming to Oregon to guard against terrorism and deal with natural disasters, according to U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. Thursday, July 27, 2023 By: Tim Gordon KGW 8 Millions of federal dollars are coming to Oregon to guard against terrorism and deal with natural disasters,
Thursday, July 27, 2023 By: Staff Washington Post Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is a leading progressive voice on Capitol Hill and was first elected to the Senate in 2008. On Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Merkley joins The Post’s Leigh Ann Caldwell, co-author of The Early 202 newsletter,
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is awarding the state of Oregon, Lane Transit District, and nonprofits across the state nearly $20 million to build and sustain capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover
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