El Senado estadounidense aprobó el martes un esperado proyecto de ley bipartidista sobre energía, y los regantes de la cuenca del río Klamath se beneficiarán, según un comunicado de prensa. La Asociación de Usuarios de Agua de Klamath (KWUA) anunció que ha estado trabajando durante más de seis meses en el paquete junto con los senadores Ron Wyden y Jeff
Se prevé que el servicio aéreo de pasajeros regrese a Klamath Falls en octubre, tras la aprobación de la legislación federal que permitirá el regreso del personal de la Administración de Seguridad en el Transporte (TSA) al Aeropuerto Regional Crater Lake-Klamath. "Tenemos información fidedigna de que la TSA volverá a Klamath Falls", declaró el alcalde de Klamath Falls, Todd Kellstrom.
El 15 de abril, los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, el representante estadounidense Earl Blumenauer y otros 24 miembros del Congreso instaron al presidente Obama a eliminar las barreras a la investigación sobre la marihuana medicinal. Esto facilitaría nuevas investigaciones médicas sobre el cannabis y sus derivados, algo que no ha sido posible hasta ahora.
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday on the Senate floor, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., denounced the Obama administration’s ongoing inaction in finalizing the proposed tobacco “deeming rule,” and called for the rule to be finalized as quickly as possible. Finalizing the rule is essential to putting in place regulations for e-cigarettes and other
The Senate’s upcoming appropriations bill on energy and water development won’t include a battle over Flint’s water infrastructure. But, like any spending bill, it sports some debate about controversial riders. On tap are amendments to defund the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Rule and address the impact of the crude
The National Basketball Association has no plans to move next year’s All-Star Game outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, despite the state’s controversial anti-LGBT law, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced on Friday. “The law as it now stands is problematic for the league,” Silver said at a news conference in New
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. announced Thursday that the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations bill includes language that could help Central Oregon farmers maintain access to water supplies while protecting endangered species. The provision urges the Bureau of Reclamation to provide additional funds for the WaterSmart program, to fund projects
Oregon’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, Thursday joined with other Democratic senators calling on Senate Republicans to sign a letter asking that a hearing be held on the president’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. All the Democrats in the Senate have agreed to sign the
Northwest senators took the first step Thursday to fulfilling the promises made to Columbia River fishing tribes in the 1930s. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, added language into an appropriations bill that allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start planning a new tribal village
Six U.S. senators wrote a letter to the head of the NBA this week calling on him to move the league’s 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte to protest a state law banning anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people. In their letter, the senators — five Democrats and one Republican — urged Adam Silver, the
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