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...
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,
Oregon Sens. Wyden, Merkley secure funding for mental health services to help teens, veterans
KGW In an effort to prevent suicide and promote mental health wellness, Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have secured funding to help multiple organizations throughout the state. While September is National Suicide Prevention Month, the goal is to keep help accessible all year long. Life for Lines is a nonprofit
Oregon Sen. Merkley introduces bill to end USPS ban on shipping alcohol
KOIN Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand launched an effort on Wednesday to end a ban preventing the United States Postal Service from shipping alcohol with a new bill. The senators’ USPS Shipping Equity Act would allow USPS to ship alcoholic beverages directly from licensed producers and retailers
During Suicide Prevention Month, U.S. Senators Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Funding for Oregon Veteran Programs
Gorge News Center Resources going to groups serving veterans in Marion, Polk, Clackamas, Multnomah, Lake, Marion, Tillamook and Washington counties Washington D.C— U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a combined federal investment of $1.84 million to support three Oregon community organizations with suicide prevention programs and services for
Merkley says gambling on elections should be banned
Central Oregon Daily U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is calling for a ban on gambling on elections. A federal judge overturned a decision last week that previously rejected legal gambling on U.S. elections. Merkley said with just two months before an extremely consequential election, this should not and cannot happen.
Oregon receives federal disaster relief for ice storm, other natural disaster damage
OPB Oregon has been granted federal relief money for infrastructure damaged during the January 2024 ice storm, and for other disasters that struck the state over the last five years. The Federal Highway Administration is sending nearly $43 million dollars to reimburse Oregon for damage caused by landslides, flooding and
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