Author: Lauren Denham

KOBI On tonight’s Five on 5, we are joined by Senator Jeff Merkley to discuss what issues he’s focusing on in this year’s legislative session.

KVAL Mass timber continues to garner nationwide support, and use, when it comes to large scale construction. Federal and local support has increased over the last few years, as grants have been given to the Tallwood Institute, a collaborative effort between the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, in

Curry Coastal Pilot Oregon’s fishing industry is vital to our coastal communities and economy. In 2022, commercial fishing produced over $230 million worth of salmon and other fish, shrimp, crab, and seafood products, and put more than 1,200 fishermen to work. In my town hall conversations with coastal counties every

AP At Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, lines of hundreds of trucks carrying aid wait for weeks to enter Gaza, and a warehouse is full of goods rejected by Israeli inspectors, everything from water testing equipment to medical kits for delivering babies, two U.S. senators said Saturday after a visit to the

KATU A big boost for Oregon’s semiconductor manufacturing industry. A $72 million-dollar federal grant was just awarded to Microchip Technology in Gresham. The money will pay for expansion and will allow the company to double its capacity to manufacture the chips that power cars, defense technology, and other crucial products.

Columbia Gorge News Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Dec. 21 a total of $13 million from the U.S. Department of the Interior will benefit five Oregon projects intended to protect and conserve aquatic ecosystems and habitats around the state. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will

Washington Examiner Más de una docena de demócratas del Senado están respaldando una enmienda a la solicitud suplementaria de seguridad nacional de casi $111 mil millones del presidente Joe Biden que impondría condiciones a la ayuda de Estados Unidos a Israel y otros aliados. Los demócratas progresistas en el Senado impulsan la enmienda para abordar la crisis humanitaria en la Franja de Gaza como resultado de la guerra de Israel.

Associated Press El programa encargado de reemplazar el puente centenario de la Interestatal 5 que conecta Portland, Oregon, con el suroeste de Washington, y sirve como un vínculo vital de transporte y comercio, recibirá $600 millones en fondos federales, dijeron el viernes congresistas estatales. Las senadoras demócratas de Washington, Maria Cantwell y Patty Murray,