Saturday, July 8, 2023 By: Jonathan Bach Portland Business Journal U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, in East Portland Friday, emphasized that local governments and communities should drive how federal transportation dollars are spent. Buttigieg was in Portland to take a bus tour of 82nd Avenue but started with remarks at
Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Staff KATU The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on March 18, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. (AP
Average wait times are as long as 13 weeks, or as long as nine weeks for people who pay extra for expedited processing Friday, June 30, 2023 By: Julia Schumway Oregon Capital Chronicle U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, speaks Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the passport application facility at the
Thursday, June 29, 2023 KQEN Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. A joint release said the senator’s resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ Americans have made to our country, notes several
The ruling against race-conscious admissions processes was expected from the majority conservative US Supreme Court. Thursday, June 29, 2023 By: Elizabeth Miller OPB Several leaders from public universities in Oregon shared their disappointment in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Thursday ruling against race-conscious college admissions practice. “Oregon State University joins with
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 By: News Staff KATU On June 27, 2023 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said they have joined with colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month.’As we celebrate Pride this month, we must continue the fight for equal rights and
Monday, June 26, 2023 KTVZ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend was just awarded about $25 million in state and federal dollars for its landmark Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist Overcrossing project, a key new cross-town connection now in the planning stages. Close to $20 million in funding
Thursday, June 22, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ Sen. Jeff Merkley, a D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured major investments in Oregon agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities in the FY24 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
S.1890 proposes flexible grazing, wilderness, hostels and other ideas Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Leslie Thompson Argus Observer MALHEUR COUNTY – A bill dubbed Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act – or Malheur CEO Act — has been reintroduced in Congress by U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Democratic
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 By: Logan Bagett Elkhorn Media Group GRANT COUNTY – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced grant awards to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners to reliable, affordable high-speed internet. A USDA ReConnect loan of $15.4 million and a grant of $15.4
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