MEDFORD, Ore. — Southern Oregon’s primary airport will receive almost $1 million in grants from the federal government for a number of improvements, the Jackson County Airport Authority said in a statement on Thursday. The Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport (MFR) was awarded $937,500 through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues in introducing legislation to prevent the removal of federal funds from Job Corps Civilian Conservation Corps, including Timber Lake Job Corps near Estacada. The Job Corps Protection Act would block the federal government from using funds in 2019 or 2020
Nearly one hundred members of Congress, including five presidential candidates, have added their names to a pair of letters calling on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to immediately reverse a State Department policy that withholds American citizenship from some children of U.S. citizens who are born abroad. One letter, led by Sens.
Although May 5 is nationally considered a day for celebration, in many tribal communities, it is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native American Women. The date commemorates the birthday of Hanna Harris, a young mother and member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in Montana, who was
For years, robocallers have swindled millions of dollars from American families and eroded public trust in the government agencies they impersonate. Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley recently demanded that the Social Security Administration (SSA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) take necessary steps to protect American families from fraudulent Social Security-related robocall
Oregon’s Democratic U.S. senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader came together Friday in downtown Portland after a Planned Parenthood event to speak against abortion restrictions happening in other states. “We are here collectively to send a message that reproductive care is health care,
BEND — With a Deschutes National Forest prescribed burn project as a backdrop, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced Wednesday his Wildfire-Resilient Communities Act to reduce the risk of large fires that endanger property, wildlife and watersheds. Merkley addressed members of the press, in person and via a live video stream
BEND, OR — Forest collaboratives bring together federal, local and environmental groups to agree on areas where timber can be thinned. U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) was in Bend Wednesday to announce he’s sponsoring a bill that officially recognizes these groups. “It would permanently authorize the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program,”
Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Wednesday urged the Social Security Administration and Federal Trade Commission to share what actions they’re taking to crack down on fraudulent scam calls — specifically the ones impersonating federal agencies. “These unsolicited robocalls are not just an inconvenience to consumers, they are targeted attacks intended
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley on Saturday reminded locals to remain involved in national matters. “A democratic republic does so much better when citizens are engaged and motivated,” the Oregon Democrat told the crowd gathered at Clatsop Community College in Astoria. Merkley, who was elected to the Senate in 2008, has
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