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
Senator Merkley reflects on the outcome of the 2024 election and the road ahead.
I wrote a bill to kick hedge funds out of our housing market, and I’m fighting to get it passed. Houses in our communities should be homes for people, not a profit center for Wall Street. Read more about the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act: https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-smith-lead-bicameral-action-to-ban-hedge-fund-ownership-of-residential-housing/
Portland, OR – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released the following statement on the passing of environmental champion Bob Sallinger: “The passing of Bob Sallinger is a loss beyond measure for his family and loved ones, and for the conservation communities in Portland and across Oregon that he passionately worked
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
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
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $10,180,000 to boost the Tualatin Mountain Forest Project through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Legacy Program. This new federal funding from the historic Inflation Reduction Act—the largest investment ever to
Federal investment will support the new direct flight connecting Southern Oregon with Dallas-Fort Worth Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $600,000 for the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport to support the expansion of service to Dallas-Fort Worth. “Making sure our regional airports
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
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
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