Portland – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer today asked the U.S. Attorney’s Office to investigate whether a black Portlander’s civil rights were violated by local police departments. The Oregon lawmakers’ letter to U.S. Attorney Billy Williams follows a report this week in The
Facial recognition is being used by more agencies than ever, even as its accuracy and impact remain unclear. Several local governments have already taken steps to stop law enforcement from using it in various ways, and a bill introduced by two US senators seeks to do the same at the federal
FALLS CITY — U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Falls City Community Center, Main Hall, 320 N. Main St. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer their questions and invite their suggestions about how
PENDLETON — Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley will visit Umatilla County next week, hosting a town hall meeting in Pendleton. The event is scheduled for 5 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Pendleton Convention Center, West Building, 1601 Westgate. He will update constituents on his work in Washington, D.C., and answer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced the introduction of a pair of bills that offer multiple pathways to tackling America’s growing plastic pollution crisis, including a national version of Oregon’s groundbreaking “bottle bill.” The Original Recycling (OR) Bottle Act of 2020 would establish a
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced legislation to protect the privacy of consumers from rapidly advancing facial recognition technology and data collection practices that heighten the risk of over-surveillance and over-policing, especially in communities that are already disproportionately targeted by law enforcement.
Two Democratic senators on Wednesday introduced a bill that would place a moratorium on federal government use of facial recognition technology until Congress passes legislation regulating it. The Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act, proposed by Democratic Sens. Cory Booker (N.J.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.), would also prohibit state and local governments from using federal funds
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of a pair of bills that offer multiple pathways to tackling America’s growing plastic pollution crisis, including a national version of Oregon’s groundbreaking “bottle bill.” The Original Recycling (OR) Bottle Act of 2020 would establish a federal “bottle
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced legislation to protect the privacy of consumers from rapidly advancing facial recognition technology and data collection practices that heighten the risk of over-surveillance and over-policing, especially in communities that are already disproportionately targeted by law enforcement.
WASHINGTON — The bruising fight over President Trump’s impeachment may be over, but in the Senate, the fight over how to conduct the next one — of him or a future president — is just beginning. Republicans want to make it more difficult to impeach and try a president for
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