SALEM – As hemp farmers prepare for harvest, Oregon’s two U.S. senators are calling for enforcement discretion over testing requirements in the USDA’s interim final hemp rule. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, championed hemp legalization in the 2018 Farm Bill, working across the political aisle with Senate
Current and past members of Oregon’s congressional delegation offer their tributes to John Lewis, the civil rights leader and U.S. representative from Georgia, who died July 17 at age 80. Lewis was honored at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, and the first Black lawmaker to lie in state
Current and past members of Oregon’s congressional delegation offer their tributes to John Lewis, the civil rights leader and U.S. representative from Georgia, who died July 17 at age 80. Lewis was honored at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday, and the first Black lawmaker to lie in state
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have announced that the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission will receive federal grant funding for environmental programs and studies. Both grants are being administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Cow
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Toward the end of 2019, a boat capsized in the Charleston Marina in Coos Bay. The accident happened because of a sandbar, and now officials are working to get this dangerous location dredged. During a town hall in January held by senator Jeff Merkley, a citizen
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) –Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., this week joined Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Kamala Harris, D-Calif., to introduce a Senate resolution to declare racism a public health crisis. “The coronavirus has laid bare the racial inequities in our public health systems. It’s clearer than ever
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden recently announced that the Drinking Water Providers Partnership, which supports collaboration between federal and state agencies and nonprofits, is allocating over $370,000 to eight projects in Oregon that will help improve drinking water quality and salmon habitat. In addition, the Oregon Coast
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to support health care providers that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The funding will target small and rural hospitals, as well as certain acute care hospitals. The funding
PORTLAND, Ore. — Los líderes de Oregón enviaron una carta al Departamento de Justicia y Seguridad Nacional el martes, expresando su preocupación sobre cómo las fuerzas del orden público respondieron a las protestas en Portland. La carta, firmada por el senador Ron Wyden, el senador Jeff Merkley, la congresista Suzanne Bonamici y el congresista Earl Blumenauer, hace referencia al manifestante Donovan LaBella,
Las preocupaciones sobre la atención médica y los efectos del coronavirus fueron los principales temas de discusión el miércoles por la mañana durante la reunión virtual del ayuntamiento del senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley con los residentes del condado de Benton. En una amplia sesión de preguntas y respuestas de una hora, el senador de Oregón primero centró su atención en el impacto local de COVID-19 antes de
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