Merkley Monthly: Realizando importantes inversiones en el puerto de Coos Bay
El Mundo de Coos Bay. Transformar el Puerto Internacional de Coos Bay, Oregón, en la primera instalación portuaria totalmente conectada con el ferrocarril en la Costa Oeste representa una gran oportunidad para Oregón y nuestras comunidades costeras. Este proyecto creará empleos sindicalizados bien remunerados y empleos locales permanentes, y aumentará la capacidad portuaria de la Costa Oeste en...
Tres estadounidenses fueron liberados de prisiones en China
NPR. El gobierno de Biden afirma que todos los prisioneros fueron detenidos injustamente y que se están reuniendo con sus familias por primera vez en muchos años. Parecen ser parte de un intercambio de prisioneros. ARI SHAPIRO, PRESENTADOR: Tres estadounidenses han sido liberados de prisiones en China. El gobierno de Biden...
Wyden y Merkley anuncian casi 1 millón de dólares para la restauración del ecosistema en Oregón; el premio de la Fundación Nacional de Pesca y Vida Silvestre beneficiará a los residentes y proyectos a lo largo del río Tillamook.
Pionero del condado de Tillamook, Washington DC—Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy una inversión federal de $1.18 millones para la Asociación de Estuarios de Tillamook con el fin de ayudar a reparar la carretera Burton-Fraser a lo largo del río Tillamook, que limita el paso de peces. "Dejar que nuestra infraestructura se desmorone con el tiempo hasta un punto en que...
Wyden, Merkley applaud Biden administration move to reschedule cannabis as less-dangerous drug
KTVZ WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released the following statements Thursday after the Biden administration announced it is officially moving to reschedule cannabis as a Schedule III substance: Wyden said: “It’s official, the Biden administration has taken a historic step toward ending reefer madness and bringing
Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To Biden’s Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement
Marijuana Moment The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of the
US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected Uyghur forced labor
Reuters WASHINGTON – The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of Uyghur minorities from the U.S. supply chain. The companies are the latest additions to the Uyghur Forced Labor
Thanks To Wall Street, There Goes The Neighborhood
Lawmakers are targeting investors’ tightening grip on the single-family housing market, but a powerful new lobbying army is fighting back. The LeverFor Rebecca Harris, the little house she rented in Huntersville, North Carolina in 2020 represented her escape from a toxic marriage, the beginning of a new life for herself
Wyden, Merkley Praise Passage of Bill Honoring Dustoff Crews from the Vietnam War
Legislation co-sponsored by Oregon senators means Oregon City veteran Gary Hagen, 72, will receive Congressional Gold Medal; Four Oregonians to earn this congressional honor posthumously Gorge Country MediaWashington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today welcomed the Senate passage of legislation they cosponsored to award a collective Congressional
Millions coming to Lane, Douglas counties for drought resistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Millions of dollars in federal money are headed into our area to help build drought resistance. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the funds Thursday. It’s designated for Douglas and Lane counties, which will receive $1.2 million and $4 million, respectively. The money will be used