MEDFORD, Ore. – Senator Merkley was in Jackson County and Josephine County Sunday (3/3/2024) for Town Hall meetings. That afternoon, he went to the Ashland High School gym. Senator Merkley went over the work he has planned for 2024 which ...
OREGON – Senator Merkley introduced legislation that would ban the export of crude oil or liquefied natural gas to what he calls “America’s greatest adversaries.” This week Senator Merkley and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown introduced the Protecting American households From ...
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — $72 million is coming to the drought-stricken Klamath Basin from the federal government for ecosystem restoration projects. Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said the funding will help bring sorely needed updates to the area’s ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —Senator Jeff Merkley announcing major investments across the board, to help protect Oregon communities from wildfires, modernize water infrastructure, and strengthen the environment. Senator Merkley says he drafted the Interior bill to ensure that priorities for communities in ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Local hemp farmers are applauding a request by Oregon Senators to change some federal regulations for the crop. The requested changes would extend the timeline for testing, remove the requirement that labs be DEA registered, as ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fire agencies are doing what they can to contain the dozens of wildfires burning throughout the western states. But with so many to handle, there’s really no perfect plan of attack. Northwest lawmakers have been putting out ...