Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Legisladores republicanos presionan a NBC para abordar los derechos humanos en la cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos
Dos importantes republicanos en el Comité de Comercio y Energía de la Cámara están presionando a los ejecutivos de NBC sobre cómo utilizarán la cobertura de la compañía de los juegos olímpicos del próximo mes en Beijing para resaltar los abusos de los derechos humanos en China. En una carta a Jeff Shell, director ejecutivo de NBCUniversal, y Gary Zenkel, presidente de la compañía de
Solicitud de financiación de 62 millones de Tillamook Bay South Jetty, aprobada
El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de EE. UU. anunció los programas de obras civiles que planea implementar en su Plan de Trabajo de Operación y Mantenimiento de 2022-23. El proyecto Tillamook Bay & Bar, para reparar el pantalán sur del Puerto de Garibaldi, tiene asignados 62 millones de dólares. viene la financiación
El defecto fatal de la Enmienda 13 creó la esclavitud de los convictos de hoy en día
La Enmienda 13 está teniendo un momento de ajuste de cuentas. Considerada uno de los logros supremos de la democracia estadounidense, la enmienda constitucional de la era de la Guerra Civil liberó a unos 4 millones de personas esclavizadas y pareció demostrar los reclamos estadounidenses de igualdad y libertad. Pero la enmienda no se aplicaba a los condenados por un
Personal Profit in Congress
In an academic paper published a few years ago, an economist named Serkan Karadas highlighted a suspicious pattern: Members of Congress earned higher than average returns on their stock investments. The findings suggested that at least some Congress members were profiting off their jobs. With inside knowledge about forthcoming policy
USDA awards grant to keep local seafood local
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded The Oregon Coast Visitors Association $735,200 for a grant titled Capturing Value by Keeping Local Seafood Local. This effort will expand the regional distribution network of smaller seafood and aquaculture producers on the Oregon Coast whose operating budgets are under $1
LOS SENADORES DICEN QUE LOS FONDOS DE REEMBOLSO SE DIRIGIERON AL SUR DE OREGON
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say Oregon will receive $2.48 million in federal reimbursement for fire response and hazardous debris removal from the South Obenchain and Almeda fires that tore through southern Oregon in 2020. Wyden said, “Southern Oregon has made incredible progress recovering from these catastrophic fires,
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