Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab
KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this
FTC sues corporate landlord for ‘predatory’ tactics
KOIN The Federal Trade Commission says a $48 million settlement should put an end to what it calls “predatory” tactics by the nation’s largest landlord of single-family homes. The FTC says Invitation Homes was charging hidden fees and withholding security deposits. “Not even maintaining livable conditions at various points,” FTC
Canada, Mexico Should Halt China Forced-Labor Imports, U.S. Lawmakers Say
Wall Street Journal A bipartisan group of legislators urges the country’s two neighbors to use U.S. law as a model to keep out imports that can be traced to China’s Xinjiang region. Canada and Mexico should take stronger measures to block the import of goods made with China-based forced labor,
Klamath bills pass Senate committee
A settlement aimed at solving decades-old water conflicts in the Klamath Basin moved one step closer to becoming a reality Thursday. The Klamath Water Recovery and Economic Restoration Act, Senate Bill 2379, passed through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The vote was 17-5. Officials hope the bill, which
El equipo de robótica de UHS recibe la visita del senador Jeff Merkley
La escuela secundaria Umatilla no fue originalmente una parada en su gira por 50 ciudades en el estado de Oregon, pero cuando la superintendente de Umatilla, Heidi Sipe, invitó al senador estadounidense Jeff Merkley a ver el programa de robótica de UHS, no pudo dejar pasar la oportunidad. . El domingo, Merkley se aventuró a visitar la UHS para charlar.
Mi título universitario no vale nada.
Rosalyn Harris, una madre soltera desempleada que nunca había ido a la universidad, pensó que obtener un título sería el boleto a una nueva vida. Entonces, a los 23 años, se matriculó en un programa de justicia penal de dos años en el Everest College, una organización con fines de lucro en Chesapeake, Virginia. Pero la gran cantidad de oportunidades laborales que
Update: Newport helicopter to stay open until Dec. 15
NEWPORT, Ore. — After lawmakers, fishermen and community members begged the U.S. Coast Guard to keep a helicopter facility open in Newport after it was slated for closure, the Coast Guard announced Tuesday the shuttering will be delayed at least until Dec. 15. The announcement came hours after Senator Jeff
Planned closure of Coast Guard air facility rankles federal lawmakers
NEWPORT — Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation, including Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have written a letter to the U.S. Coast Guard voicing their concerns and opposition over the planned closure of the Newport Air Facility. The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners also officially jumped on board to oppose
Oregon delegation weighs in, asks Coast Guard to keep air station in Newport
Closing the U.S. Coast Guard air station at Newport would “threaten the safety of mariners who make their living in the waters around Newport,” six members of Oregon’s congressional delegation told Coast Guard commandant Paul Zukunft in a letter Wednesday. They urged him to reverse an announced decision to shift
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