KGW The grant will fund the purchase of fuel-cell electric buses. TriMet intends to eventually make the 82nd Avenue corridor a FX (Frequent Express) line. PORTLAND, Ore. — TriMet is set to receive $39 million in federal funding for the 82nd Avenue Transit Project, members of Oregon’s congressional delegation announced
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $299,973 to the Crooked River Water Quality Partnership, in collaboration with the Deschutes River Conservancy, through its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. This federal funding will be used to formalize the Partnership, identify
ABC News The U.S. Supreme Court ruling granting presidential immunity for official acts — seen as benefiting Donald Trump in his Jan. 6 trial — has renewed calls to impeach or take other “aggressive oversight” against conservative members of the court. The day the ruling came down, New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria
Statesman Journal A $2.7 million federal grant could mean big things for transforming the industrial section of north downtown Salem into a walkable, bikeable community with housing, businesses and entertainment. On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced the recipients of the $1.8-billion Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity
Bend Bulletin The city of Bend has received a $5 million grant intended to kickstart affordable housing supply, the federal government announced Wednesday. Awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the grant set the course for the city to identify and address policies that slow affordable housing
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday that counties throughout Oregon will receive more than $30.1 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) funding for 2024, including over $6 million for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. Because local governments cannot tax federal lands, annual PILT
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide.
The Skanner Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley joined a bill led by U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) to repeal an arcane 1873 law, called the Comstock Act, that Republicans and anti-choice extremists want to misuse to ban medication abortion nationwide. Comstock has been cited recently by U.S. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas
Central Oregon Daily Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced $5 million for affordable housing in Bend. The City will use this funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to lead a multi-year project. That project is set to include several organizations and agencies to focus on
OPB Federal lawmakers announced nearly $43 million in funding Tuesday for transportation infrastructure headed to Warm Springs, Salem and Portland, with a third of the money aimed at reshaping a highway running through the Warm Springs Reservation. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Oregon Democrats, cheered $15 million headed
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