SALEM – As hemp farmers prepare for harvest, Oregon’s two U.S. senators are calling for enforcement discretion over testing requirements in the USDA’s interim final hemp rule. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, championed hemp legalization in the 2018 Farm Bill, working across the political aisle with Senate
Current and past members of Oregon’s congressional delegation offer their tributes to John Lewis, the civil rights leader and U.S. representative from Georgia, who died July 17 at age 80. Lewis was honored at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, and the first Black lawmaker to lie in state
Current and past members of Oregon’s congressional delegation offer their tributes to John Lewis, the civil rights leader and U.S. representative from Georgia, who died July 17 at age 80. Lewis was honored at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, and the first Black lawmaker to lie in state
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission will receive federal grant funding for environmental programs and studies. Both grants are being administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Cow
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Toward the end of 2019, a boat capsized in the Charleston Marina in Coos Bay. The accident happened because of a sandbar, and now officials are working to get this dangerous location dredged. During a town hall in January held by senator Jeff Merkley, a citizen
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) –Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., to introduce a Senate resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. “The coronavirus has laid bare the racial inequities in our public health systems. It’s clearer than ever
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently announced that the Drinking Water Providers Partnership, which supports collaboration between federal and state agencies and nonprofits, is allocating over $370,000 to eight projects in Oregon that will help improve drinking water quality and salmon habitat. In addition, the Oregon Coast
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to support health care providers that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will target small and rural hospitals, as well as certain acute care hospitals. The funding
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon leaders sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Homeland Security on Tuesday, expressing concern about how federal law enforcement have responded to protests in Portland. The letter, signed by Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, and Congressman Earl Blumenauer, references protester Donovan LaBella,
Concerns about healthcare and effects of the coronavirus were the primary topics of discussion Wednesday morning during U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley’s virtual town hall meeting with Benton County residents. In a wide-ranging, one-hour question-and-answer session, the Oregon senator first turned his attention to the local impact of COVID-19 before he
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