Tuesday, April 4, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced this week that Central Oregon Community College will receive nearly $600,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to expand veteran student services into a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success on the COCC campus.
Friday, March 31, 2023 By: Bree Laughlin The World Oregon Representative Val Hoyle reported she is pushing hard in Congress to garner support and funding for the Port of Coos Bay shipping container project. Meanwhile, Port of Coos Bay representatives report they are doing everything they can to move forward
Thursday, March 30, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen Jeff Merkley and Rep.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) teamed up to introduce the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos. The bill introduction comes ahead of Global Asbestos Awareness
Thursday, March 30, 2023 By: Kendall Bartley, KVAL KTVL SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek signed the state’s Affordable Housing and Emergency Homelessness Response Package into law on Wednesday, guaranteeing $200 million in funds to address the homeless crisis. In addition to that, Senator Ron Wyden and Senator Jeff Merkley secured
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding Oregon nonprofits, state, and local governments $49,970,799 through the Continuum of Care Program to support efforts across the state to address homelessness
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Polk County Itemizer-Observer Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced her first piece of legislation March 22, which amends the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to restore the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde’s right to pursue land claims and compensation. The bill is co-led by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.),
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 East Oregonian PENDLETON – CAPECO in Pendleton has received a $183,264 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funding was a part of $50 million in grants to Oregon nonprofits, state and local governments through the Continuum of Care Program, which supports
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 By: KTVZ News Sources KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Bend Municipal Airport will receive $1.6 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest toward the $15 million cost of building a permanent control tower. “Reliable and safe air service is crucial
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 By: Wayne Perry AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging “transparency and timeliness” in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes. The call late Tuesday
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 By: Ryan Bonham KEZI WASHINGTON, D.C. — Housing services and support programs in Oregon will receive nearly $50 million in federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding, Senators Ron Wyden (D. – Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D. – Ore.) said. The HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC)
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