Author: Lauren Denham

Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home

Associated Press The families of four Americans detained in China said Wednesday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, urging the U.S. government to take action to bring them home. Appearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission of China, the families of Kai Li, Mark Swidan, Dawn Michelle Hunt and Nelson

Wyden, Merkley Announce $682,000 to Oregon Manufacturers to Reduce Pollution and Lower Costs

Companies in Philomath, Salem and Tualatin earn federal funds Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a combined federal investment of $682,675 for Oregon businesses to improve their facilities, save energy, reduce carbon pollution, lower costs, and strengthen Oregon’s manufacturing sector.   “The fight against the climate crisis

“A broken promise to Indian Country”: Tribal leaders call on USDA to address major food shortages

Salon Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture made a seemingly straightforward logistical shift to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), which provides USDA foods to income-eligible households living on reservations or in designated tribal areas, offering a vital lifeline to communities often underserved by other federal nutrition programs.  During

Ready your bets: Election gambling is going mainstream in the US

Politico It’s a striking reversal of fortune for the election-betting complex in the US after a three-year crusade by regulators against the prediction markets. Americans are about to vote with their wallets in a big way. Financial exchange startup Kalshi on Thursday got the green light to begin offering day

Warren y Merkley publican un nuevo informe sobre el alivio de la deuda estudiantil de Biden-Harris: ¿Quién se beneficia realmente de la cancelación de la deuda estudiantil?

La nueva norma beneficiará desproporcionadamente a los prestatarios de ingresos bajos y medios, a las personas mayores, a las mujeres y a los prestatarios negros. Texto del informe (PDF) Washington, D.C. – Hoy, los senadores estadounidenses Elizabeth Warren (demócrata por Massachusetts) y Jeff Merkley (demócrata por Oregón) publicaron un nuevo informe de 29 páginas, "¿Quién se beneficia realmente de la cancelación de la deuda estudiantil?", que examina el impacto de la administración Biden-Harris.

RUBIO, DURBIN Y SUS COLEGAS REAFIRMARON SU LLAMADO A LA LIBERACIÓN INMEDIATA DEL DR. GULSHAN ABBAS 

La Dra. Gulshan Abbas, hermana del acérrimo defensor internacional de los derechos de los uigures, Rushan Abbas, permanece detenida en una prisión china. Los senadores estadounidenses Marco Rubio (republicano por Florida), Dick Durbin (demócrata por Illinois) y sus colegas emitieron una declaración conjunta antes del sexto aniversario del injusto encarcelamiento de la Dra. Gulshan Abbas. "La Dra. Gulshan Abbas ha sufrido más de...

Merkley, Wyden Announce Nearly $3 Million for Safer Streets in Oregon Cities

Ashland Chronicle Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced federal funding is heading to the cities of Tangent, Milwaukie, and Ashland to develop and update comprehensive road and street safety plans, while investments for Klamath Falls will fund the construction of safety improvements at intersections in the

Merkley Monthly: Keeping our communities safe from extreme heat

Tillamook Headlight Herald If it feels like summers are getting longer and hotter, it’s not your imagination. This past July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded in human history, following the hottest thirteen-straight months scientists have ever seen. Extreme heat is melting the snowpack in the Cascades, scorching lands

Oregon literacy programs getting $11.5 million boost

KCBY Oregon is getting a boost to the state’s literacy programs – an $11.5 million boost. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced the funding Friday morning, saying the money will help improve literacy rates among children from kindergarten through high school. The money is earmarked primarily for children whose

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