Merkley Monthly: Making major investments in the Port of Coos Bay
The Coos Bay World Transforming the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay into the first fully ship-to-rail port facility on the West Coast is a huge opportunity for Oregon and our coastal communities. This project will create good-paying union jobs and permanent local jobs, increase West Coast port capacity by
Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China
NPR The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. They appear to be part of a prisoner swap. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China. The Biden
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Tillamook County Pioneer Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that is limiting fish passage. “Letting our infrastructure crumble over time to a point where it
Senators Wyden and Merkley meet with evacuees on rebuilding
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — As of Saturday, all evacuations have been lifted for the Holiday farm Fire and the fire is 45% contained. Now, it’s time to look towards long term recovery. That’s why Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were in Eugene, meeting with survivors of the Holiday Farm
Oregon’s senators pledge to find if wildfires could have been prevented
GATES – The senators had barely gotten out of their cars before being peppered with questions about why the electricity wasn’t shut off. There were many questions asked of U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley in their tours of wildfire damage in Gates and Mill City on Saturday afternoon,
Wyden, Merkley meet with Holiday Farm Fire evacuees Saturday
Oregon’s senators met Saturday with evacuees from the Holiday Farm Fire, pledging after hearing their stories that the state’s rural communities won’t be forgotten. U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley met with some of the fire’s victims at the Lane County Events Center, which is serving as a resource center
4 Oregon Dems introduce bill to include cannabis in disaster relief
Oregon politicians are moving to make state-legal cannabis businesses eligible for federal disaster relief. At least seven licensed adult-use cannabis businesses in the state were destroyed in this month’s wildfires. Others were damaged and are facing continuing disruption. The businesses are not eligible for federal assistance because THC cannabis (generally referred to as
Warm Springs tribal police applaud congressional passage of ‘Savanna’s Act’
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — In Warm Springs, 58-year-old Tina Spino has been missing since July. Warm Springs Police Chief Bill Elliot explained Thursday the efforts that his team takes in cases like hers, and why they are pleased Congress has approved a measure that could help bring successful resolution
Merkley, Wyden intro bill to bar federal law enforcement camouflage uniforms
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with 32 Senate Democratic colleagues, introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit federal law enforcement officers from wearing camouflage patterns in the U.S. in most cases, since they can easily be confused for military personnel or even extremist para-military groups when
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