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...
Merkley Monthly: Standing Up for Our Veterans
Lincoln County Leader For nearly fifty years, Oregon veteran Tracy thought he had earned honors from his two tours of service in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy, but he never received them. He had been unable to find those records until my team cut through the red tape and tracked
Oregon’s D.C. Delegation announces another $29 million for Port of Coos Bay expansion
The World On October 25th, 2024, Oregon’s federal legislative representatives secured a second massive federal funding package for the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port (PCIP) and Coos Bay Rail Line (CBRL). Representative Val Hoyle, and Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley jointly announced a further $29,751,615 would be coming to the
Oregon lawmakers committed to Owyhee Canyonlands
Argus ObserverU.S. Rep. Cliff Bentz introduces bill but U.S. Sen. Merkley says ‘We need to be prepared to go on to full national monument mode’ ONTARIO — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D – Ore., is committed to protecting the Owyhee Canyonlands, possibly through the designation of a national monument. At the
$600K federal grant helps support Medford air service to Dallas-Fort Worth
Rogue Valley TimesAirport officials say connection will open new doors for business, tourism, and personal travel in Southern Oregon Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport has received a $600,000 Small Community Air Service Development grant to help support new flights, via American Airlines, connecting Medford to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Airport Director
Feds provide $1 million to rehab farmworker housing
News-Register McMinnville nonprofit Community Home Builders has been awarded nearly $1 million in federal grant funds to rehabilitate 24 units of agricultural worker housing at Villa del Sol apartments in east McMinnville. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas announced the award of $956,333 from the
OREGON AND FOUR TRIBES EARN OVER $12 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS-GRID RESILIENCE
KQEN On Wednesday, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Val Hoyle announced that Oregon’s Energy Department has secured $10.9 million and four Tribes with members in Oregon have earned a combined $1.16 million in federal investment. A joint release said this is to