Tag: President Joe Biden
New Work Requirements for SNAP Recipients Included in Debt Limit Deal
The holiday weekend debt ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy preserves in part new work requirements for some...
States to Receive $2.5B for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
By Jacob Fischler
The federal government will send $2.5 billion over the next five years to states, local governments and tribes to build electric vehicle...
Projects in Umatilla, Morrow Counties to Get $11 Million Funding Boost
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the Hermiston Herald and is part of a content-sharing partnership between Northeast Oregon Now and the Hermiston...
Student Debt Relief Application is Live: Here’s What You Need to...
By Ariana Figueroa
President Joe Biden announced Monday that student loan borrowers can begin to apply for debt relief through a new online application.
Biden said the...
Oregon to Receive $83.5 Million for Small Businesses From U.S. Treasury
By Julia Shumway
Oregon will receive $83.5 million from the federal government to help small business owners, the U.S. Treasury and Gov. Kate Brown announced...
Former CTUIR Director to Be Nominated to Direct National Parks
President Joe Biden announced plans to nominate Oregon tribal leader Charles “Chuck” Sams III to direct the National Park Service.
Sams is the former director...
