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Senate to vote on the Disclose Act focused on ‘dark’ money in campaigns

SALEM, Ore. — President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.

Senate to vote on Disclose Act aimed at ‘dark money’ in campaigns

SALEM, Ore. – President Joe Biden spoke on Tuesday about the need for Congress to pass the Disclose Act. The legislation would require super PACs and other groups to disclose anyone who contributes more than $10,000 during an election. Foreign entities would also be banned from making donations of any kind.

Hillsboro to build Oregon’s first microchip ‘innovation center’

Hillsboro plans to build Oregon’s first Semiconductor Center of Innovation Excellence, using funds secured through a Business Oregon planning grant. The announcement from the city says that it will work with partners like Oregon State University, Intel and the Oregon Business Council, to establish the center and the programs it

Merkley seeks students for Senate Page Program

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced he is accepting applications to the U.S. Senate Page Program for summer 2023. Oregon students completing their sophomore or junior year of high school during the 2022-23 school year are eligible to apply. The selection process is highly competitive with only 30 positions available

Adams, Hinson, Merkley, Booker, and Grassley Introduce National Stillbirth Prevention Day Resolution

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswomen Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Ashley Hinson (R-IA-01) in the House and U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced the introduction of a bipartisan resolution recognizing “National Stillbirth Prevention Day” today, September 19. The legislation was introduced in the United States House of Representatives

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