NEWPORT — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that $26,205 had been awarded the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for whale conservation research efforts — but that’s only the first installment of an NOAA grant that totals $278,856. “Oregon’s breathtaking coast makes countless contributions to the spirit
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley anunciaron hoy una subvención federal $26,205 otorgada al Departamento de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de Oregón para su programa para mejorar las condiciones ambientales de las ballenas frente a la costa de Oregón al reducir el riesgo de que las ballenas se enreden en Equipo de pesca. “Oregón tiene
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley recently announced a $26,205 federal grant awarded to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for its program to improve environmental conditions for whales off the Oregon Coast by reducing the risk of whales entangled in fishing gear. “Oregon has a proud history
REDMOND, OR — A Central Oregon couple who spent a week detained by Malaysian officials at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport is headed back to the United States. 18-year-old Samantha Henry’s dad, Aaron, says hearing the news his daughter, and her 22-year-old boyfriend Will Lucas, were being extradited back to the
Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, both Democrats, are trying to give businesses a needed break. They want to pass legislation to protect temporarily businesses from a whole new set of laws that would force them to collect retroactive sales taxes. The trigger for the legislation goes back to
BOARDMAN — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Friday it approved the Port of Morrow for a Marine Highway Designation, which enables the port to expand its barge service and makes it eligible to apply for federal funding. The approval came after the port’s request that included
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – Lawmakers here in Oregon have been responding to this weekend’s shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley posted on Twitter about El Paso’s shooting, saying, “Another day, another mass shooting in America. This time, El Paso is reeling from the terror
WASHINGTON, DC – El senador de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, emitió la siguiente declaración después de la noticia de que todos los niños restantes están siendo trasladados fuera de la prisión para niños migrantes en Homestead, Florida. Merkley encabezó la iniciativa en el Congreso para cerrar la prisión infantil, introduciendo la Ley de cierre de campos penitenciarios para niños. "Reverencia
WASHINGTON, DC – La Congresista Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) y el Senador Jeff Merkley (D-OR) enviaron una carta a la Inspectora General Phyllis Fong del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA) solicitando que su oficina amplíe su revisión en curso de la propuesta de la agencia Regla de Inspección de Matanza de Cerdos para incluir preocupaciones de seguridad alimentaria y bienestar animal.
Washington, DC – Los senadores estadounidenses Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley reintrodujeron esta semana una legislación que impediría que los estados con un impuesto sobre las ventas crearan trámites burocráticos para las pequeñas empresas como resultado del fallo de la Corte Suprema del año pasado en Dakota del Sur contra Wayfair, Inc. “ Las pequeñas empresas en Oregón han sido
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