U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley included Prineville on a 12-stop town hall tour in Oregon Saturday afternoon, drawing a crowd of about 150 local residents who came to talk about numerous issues. Held in the Barnes Butte Elementary gymnasium, the event provided an opportunity for Merkley to field questions from multiple
Federal agency representatives on Friday night kept the conversation going with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley about continued efforts to save two Klamath Basin sucker species from extinction. Merkley, an outspoken advocate of the sucker fish, held a similar summit regarding the sucker species in November 2018. The gathering prompted more
SUTHERLIN — In his first town hall meeting of the new year, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, told Douglas County residents he would be a fair juror at a Senate trial on President Donald Trump’s impeachment by the House. About 100 people attended the town hall meeting in the Sutherlin
COQUILLE, Ore. — Senator Jeff Merkley held a town hall meeting in Coquille Thursday to answer questions from community members. One attendee pointed out that the senator’s website shows a priority for dredging sandbars. With crabbing season underway and a recent boat capsizing because of a sandbar, this person wanted
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley will host 12 town halls to start the new year, including appearances in Deschutes, Jefferson and Crook counties on Saturday. Merkley’s first appearance in Central Oregon is scheduled for 9 a.m. at Ridgeview High School in Redmond. At noon he will speak at Madras Performing Arts
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley plans to kick off 2020 with 12 town halls across Southern and Central Oregon, including one in Curry County. The town halls will be Jan. 2 through 5, in Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Klamath, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Grant, and Gilliam counties. According to
Setting a budget for 2020? It’s just a bit different on Capitol Hill. With the passage into law of two massive spending bills earlier this month, the feds have nailed down more than $1.3 trillion in outlays for the 2020 fiscal year, which ends in September. And both sides of the aisle have plenty
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bipartisan language was added to the 2020 spending bill Dec. 16 that will forgive more than $10 million in accrued loan interest that was forced on the Pacific Coast groundfishing fleet. The language included in the 2020 spending bill was presented by Oregon’s Democratic Reps. Peter DeFazio
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall at 10 a.m. Jan. 2 in the Sutherlin High School gym, 500 E. Fourth Ave. The town hall is one of 12 across Southern and Central Oregon that Merkley will hold to kick off 2020. Merkley will update constituents on his
Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will kick off 2020 with 12 town halls across Southern and Central Oregon, according to a news release. The town halls will be Jan. 2 through 5, in Klamath, Douglas, Coos, Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wheeler, Grant and Gilliam counties. He will update
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