Author: Lauren Denham

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley: ‘So much damage has already been done to our delivery system’Rogue Valley Times After a strong bipartisan effort opposing the consolidation of United States Postal Service operations, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to a nearly eight-month pause. DeJoy issued a statement May 9 saying he would halt

KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statements Thursday after the Biden administration announced it is officially moving to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III substance: Wyden said: “It’s official, the Biden administration has taken a historic step toward ending reefer madness and bringing

Marijuana Moment The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of the

Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain. The companies are the latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor

Lawmakers are targeting investors’ tightening grip on the single-family housing market, but a powerful new lobbying army is fighting back. The LeverFor Rebecca Harris, the little house she rented in Huntersville, North Carolina in 2020 represented her escape from a toxic marriage, the beginning of a new life for herself