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As of Tuesday morning, more than 1.5 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in Oregon, and election officials said turnout could reach historic highs by Tuesday night.
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Four local Oregon agencies will receive $4 million each to advance street safety projects, members of Oregon’s congressional delegation announced Friday. The funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, will go to Redmond Fire & Rescue, the city of Salem, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office and […]
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Two Oregon tribes will receive nearly $10 million in federal funding to build more affordable housing, Oregon’s two Democratic senators announced. The Warm Springs Housing Authority and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians will each receive $5 million to build affordable housing for tribal members. The funding will support the construction of […]
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SALEM — Top Oregon elected officials on Tuesday urged Oregonians to use ballot drop boxes, not mailboxes, to return ballots in November as newly released data showed thousands of Oregonians missed having their May primary votes counted because of postal delays. Secretary of State Tobias Read, Gov. Tina Kotek and U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and […]
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The Washington Post reported that USDA undersecretary pushed federal officials to increase the response to wildfire near his private Sawtooth ranch.
Like most children born and raised in the Gorge, Rowan McKenna grew up skiing, biking, mountain biking, kiteboarding, and playing varsity lacr…
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, nearly derailed the bill that ensures survivors of wildfires and natural disasters don’t pay income taxes on settlements.
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Oregon secured $15 million in federal funding to grow the state’s semiconductor industry, and it could receive up to $160 million over the next decade depending on its progress. The National Science Foundation announced Tuesday that Oregon’s coalition of nearly 100 businesses and public organizations, known as Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology, or FAST, is […]
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Free news: Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a resolution led by U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) to acknowledge and apologize for the mistreatment of and discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals who have served in the uniformed services, as civil servants, or in the Foreign Service.
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Free news from Uplift Local: The Rural Organizing Project (ROP), an Oregon nonprofit with affiliated groups in Hood River and Wasco counties, has filed a lawsuit alleging that Oregon State Police is violating Oregon’s sanctuary law by allowing federal immigration authorities to access sensitive personal data belonging to state residents.
