While new infection cases emerge in Oregon, state officials say they need an additional $1.5 million to trace contacts of those found infected with the new coronavirus and more staffing, according to state documents obtained Friday. They also say they need an estimated $2.5 million to help local health departments
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will once again administer what he called “a critical program”, that has helped fight hunger among children in Oregon, during summer months. Merkley said every child in Oregon “deserves nutritious meals all year long”. He said when
Just before he wrapped up his Marion County Town Hall on Saturday in Woodburn, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley gestured to the words beneath the mural of an American flag in the Valor Middle School commons. “I’m looking at the flag at the other end: United We Stand,” Merkley related. “How
PENDLETON, Ore. – A community meeting is set to convene in Pendleton on Tuesday to help people and businesses impacted by February’s deadly flooding in Umatilla County. Anyone who was affected by the floods is invited to attend the event, scheduled to take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the
Oregon’s two U.S. senators have endorsed a plan to rebuild a road through Baker City’s watershed as part of a logging project designed to reduce the risk of wildfire in the 10,000-acre area in the Elkhorn Mountains about 10 miles west of town. In a letter to Forest Service Chief
Seeking to end a practice that one senator called a “profound betrayal of trust,” legislation was introduced Wednesday in the Senate and House of Representatives to stop the Trump administration from using confidential therapy notes against immigrant children in detention and deportation proceedings. The legislation is one of several efforts
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with eight Democratic colleagues, are pressing President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force to immediately halt two administration policies. A release from Merkley said he believes the policies “intimidate people from seeking medical attention”, amid serious concerns that these policies could accelerate the spread
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., have joined more than a dozen members of Congress to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court urging the Justices to uphold the validity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the long-established law that requires callers to obtain consent
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced last week that they and a bipartisan group of 17 Senators are urging the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Dr. Stephen Hahn to comply with the agency’s requirements to reject e-cigarette applications that do not protect the public
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley launched a website with information and updates about the Coronavirus and the threat to Oregonians. In addition to resources, Merkley also calls on more action from President Donald Trump and his team to combat the virus which saw its first confirmed case not linked to foreign
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