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Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle, Salinas: Communities in Oregon to Receive Much-Needed Funding for Law-Enforcement Technology

Benton, Lake, Marion counties and Medford to receive a combined $5.6 million in DOJ funding Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas and Val Hoyle, today announced crucial federal investments for technology to support local law enforcement–including emergency response and crime prevention–in Benton,

Dulcich secures USD 2 million USDA contract for Pacific rockfish fillets

Seafood Source Clackamas, Oregon, U.S.A.-based Dulcich – the parent company of Pacific Seafood Group – has won another U.S. Department of Agriculture contract for seafood, this time for Pacific rockfish fillets. Dulcich won a contract to supply 11,700 cases of Pacific rockfish fillets for around USD 2 million (EUR 1.8 million). The

Oregon’s Senators urge Postal Service to halt consolidation plan

KLCC Oregon’s U.S. Senators are calling on the Postal Service to stop efforts to consolidate mail processing. Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley rallied with workers in front of a Springfield post office Tuesday. Merkley, as well as union leaders, said they were concerned that sending mail to Portland instead

Your car knows more than you think: New law seeks to end data grab

KRON 4 The car is a trusty sidekick for many of us—taking us to work, the store, and maybe a weekend escape. But as U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley points out, it’s become much more: a mobile data-harvesting machine. His new legislation, the Car Privacy Rights Act, aims to pump the brakes on this

FTC sues corporate landlord for ‘predatory’ tactics

KOIN The Federal Trade Commission says a $48 million settlement should put an end to what it calls “predatory” tactics by the nation’s largest landlord of single-family homes. The FTC says Invitation Homes was charging hidden fees and withholding security deposits. “Not even maintaining livable conditions at various points,” FTC

Merkley Launches Effort to Protect Driver’s Privacy

Senator introduces new bill to address how car companies can use American’s data Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced the introduction of new legislation to protect consumer’s privacy from companies who collect and sell American’s car data. Currently, there is a troubling trend of collecting, storing,

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