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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

Senator Merkley applauds North County small business relief fund

During a Tillamook County virtual town hall on Tuesday, July 14, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) recognized the small business relief efforts of Nehalem Valley non-profit Fulcrum Community Resources and the Manzanita Visitors Center during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.The Small Business Relief Fund was established by Fulcrum in partnership with Manzanita

Federal grant funding airport upgrades

The Prineville Airport was one of several airports in Oregon to receive federal grant funding from the Department of Transportation. The local aviation facility received $1.31 million out of $9.11 million total to install airfield guidance signs and runway vertical/visual guidance system. “The end of the runway closest to the

Merkley pitches Constitutional amendment to ban forced labor

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Noting that the 13th Amendment outlawed slavery “except as a punishment for a crime,” Sen. Jeff Merkley is preparing to introduce a Constitutional Amendment to end forced, unpaid labor. Merkley, who spoke with KOIN 6 News from his office in Washington, said the incarceration of prisoners

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