Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced more than $7.8 million in federal grants that will support efforts to treat and prevent opioid addiction—one of Oregon’s most pressing issues as communities across the state face an increase in opioid-related deaths. “I have heard heart-wrenching stories from Oregonians
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of Western senators introduced legislation Monday that would provide long-term financial security for rural counties through a 10-year extension of a program that makes payments to local governments for the large acreage of non-taxable federal lands within their jurisdictions. The legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden,
Lawmakers from Oregon took a stand earlier this week for pollinators. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, as well Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, expressed concerns over the recent decision of the Environmental Protection Agency to approve new uses and lift restrictions for sulfoxaflor. Sulfoxaflor, also marketed
PORTLAND — Umatilla County is one of nine rural counties eligible to apply for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture following severe winter storms that took place earlier this year, which may have caused extensive damage to different areas. The funding, totaling $150 million, comes from a $19.1
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced on Wednesday that millions of dollars appropriated in the bi-partisan disaster relief package this summer, is now available for Oregon wine and hazelnut growers. Merkley said the bill included significant support for producers across the west who were affected by wildfires,
The Pilot first reported in July that Curry County and eight other Oregon counties impacted by severe storms have qualified for federal financial assistance. On Thursday, Sept. 12, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $150 million is now available to help the rural communities recover from
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon vintners who were impacted by the wildfires last year may get some relief. U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Wednesday that money has been earmarked in the federal disaster relief package for agricultural producers impacted by natural disasters and weather. It includes an estimated
WASHINGTON – (Update: Merkley reacts to FDA move on flavored e-cigarettes) Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Food and Drug Administration, released the following statement after the FDA announced that it is temporarily pulling all flavored e-cigarette products from the market: “This action
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. Senate blasted federal health authorities Wednesday for what they said was a consistent failure to regulate e-cigarettes, urging aggressive steps to stem the ongoing crisis of severe lung illnesses connected to vaping. Led in part by Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley, 23 senators said in a
(MATAMOROS, Mexico) — Eight-and-a-half-months pregnant and experiencing contractions, an El Salvadoran woman crossed the Rio Grande — only to be apprehended by Border Patrol. She was not allowed to stay. Agents took her to the hospital, where doctors gave her medication to stop the contractions. And then, according to the woman
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