A group of Democratic senators is pushing the Federal Reserve to strengthen new central bank ethics rules and add consequences for those who break them. The senators, in a letter to Fed leader Jerome Powell, said rules banning central bankers from holding certain securities and limiting how they can trade
Mark Hatfield, one of the most iconic figures in Oregon political history, would have turned 100 years old on Tuesday. Hatfield was born in Dallas, Oregon on July 12, 1922. After serving with the U.S. Navy in World War II, Hatfield returned to Oregon and was elected to the Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the Portland International Airport expanding in the last couple of years, officials hope an influx of federal funds will help the airport lower its carbon emissions. According to a press release, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with Congressman Earl Blumenauer announced that
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas, making them gasp for breath, their eyes feeling as if they were on fire. Bystanders, including children and pregnant women, were also exposed. As police responded to mass protests across the nation two years ago
President Joe Biden’s announcement last week that he would support an exception to the filibuster to protect abortion rights made headlines, but two Democratic U.S. senators soon dashed any hope that they would waive the rule that blocks almost all partisan legislation from moving forward. A similar story played out
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced $1.2 million combined from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to Roseburg Regional Airport and Southwest Oregon Regional Airport for improvements and expansions. “Oregonians and small businesses in rural parts of the state count on reliable air service and modern
A GRANDE — A program to help recruit and retain rural students at Eastern Oregon University is getting a boost. Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced recently that roughly $1.2 million in grant money will go to Eastern to power a new program called Achieving Careers for
The fight for Hong Kong’s autonomy faces a grim future on the 25th anniversary of the territory’s handover back to China from the United Kingdom. What began on July 1, 1997, as a bold experiment seeking to bring the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) more toward Western, liberal democracies has instead
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the city of La Pine will receive more than $17.7 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for municipal water improvements to transition away from septic systems contaminating groundwater for residents
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. First, Rosenblum’s statement: The
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