Monday, May 1, 2023 KQEN Seven Oregon airports have secured nearly $14 million collectively in federal investment for improvements. A release from U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said the grants are from the Federal Aviation Administration. Wyden said, “Airports are essential pieces of infrastructure that propel the economy
Friday, April 28, 2023 KQEN Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that the Klamath Basin will be the focus of an additional $3.7 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drought resiliency. A release said the Interior Department investment building on previous department investments to restore aquatic ecosystems
Thursday, April 27, 2023 By: Kendall Bartley KVAL WASHINGTON D.C. – “Every day in America, children in residential facilities are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused by those responsible for their care,” said Paris Hilton, an advocate for the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act. For over two years, celebrity Paris Hilton
Thursday, April 27, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has teamed up with Maine’s Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) to introduce the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill aims to
Thursday, April 27, 2023 By: Jason Chaney Central Oregonian U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley held a town hall in Prineville to answer questions and hear concerns from a crowd of roughly 70 local constituents. He fielded queries and concerns ranging from a local groundwater issue to the Greater Idaho movement to
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 By: Neil Nisperos Blue Mountain Eagle PRAIRIE CITY — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., met with Grant County residents at the Prairie City Community Center on Saturday, April 22, to listen to current concerns and share his recent funding accomplishments for the region. Merkely, a member
Monday, April 24, 2023 By: News Staff KVAL In a press release from the Senate’s Office, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Department of Education is awarding Oregon State University (OSU) $475,000 from the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) to support students from migrant
Monday, April 24, 2023 By: Kiva Hanson Madras Pioneer U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) held a town hall at the Madras Performing Arts Center Sunday, April 23 as part of his pledge to host at least one town hall a year in each Oregon county. Around 40 community members attended
Sunday, April 23, 2023 Central Oregon Daily News Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley held two town halls in Central Oregon Sunday afternoon. He first visited Barnes Butte Elementary School in Prineville to meet with Crook County residents. Senator Merkley discussed his work in Washington D.C. before addressing the concerns and
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 By: Brandon Kamerman KMTR The focus on wildfire prevention in Oregon and throughout the West has been amping up as the summer approaches. That is also the case in Washington, D.C. where Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is working to enhance the workforce. Merkley is partnering with
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