Tag: Ron Wyden
$5.5 Million Approved to Replace Aging Water Infrastructure in Oregon
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Oregon will receive $5.5 million in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction...
Wyden, Merkley Announce Federal Investment to Mitigate Water Loss
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced on Monday a federal investment of $350,000 for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation...
Feds Sending Oregon Almost $43 Million for Flood Damage
By Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon will receive nearly $43 million from the federal government to repair roads damaged by recent natural disasters, the state’s...
CTUIR, IHS Leaders to Sign MOA for $44.5 Million Water Project
Elected leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) and Indian Health Service (IHS) officials will sign a memorandum of agreement...
Nearly $40 Million in Federal Funding to Support Health Care in...
Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have secured more than $39 million in federal funding for 39 projects in the state...
Wyden Cheers Lower Drug Prices for Seniors Trhough Medicare Deal
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday celebrated the announcement by the Biden-Harris administration of lower drug prices for ten of the...
Rural Oregon Making Slow March Toward Health Equity
Baker City’s Saint Alphonsus Medical Center closed its birth center in late August 2023, a decision that received pushback locally, statewide and nationally.
Saint Alphonsus...
Oregon to Get $5.5 Million to Replace Aging Water Infrastructure
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Oregon will receive $5.5 million in federal funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to...
DOT Selects Boutique Air to Provide Service at Pendleton Airport
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has selected Boutique Air to continue providing Essential Air Service...
CTUIR Looks to Expand High-Speed Internet Via $250,000 USDA Grant
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is looking to contract out services that will eventually expand the reservation’s broadband internet coverage...
Counties get $1.7 Million for Nitrate Contamination Solutions
Umatilla and Morrow county officials learned Tuesday that the counties will receive $1.7 million in federal aid to address nitrate contamination in private wells.
According...
CTUIR to Receive Nearly $600,000 from U.S. Justice Department Grant
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that three Tribes in Oregon have secured more than $2.3 million combined in federal grants...
Irrigon Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding for Incubator Space
Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday, Aug. 8, that the city of Irrigon has received $1 million from the federal...
Oregon Counties to Receive More Than $27 Million in PILT Funds
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that all 36 Oregon counties will receive more than $27 million collectively this year from...
Port of Morrow Seeks $432.5M Loan from Feds for Improvements
The Port of Morrow announced Friday, May 19, the Environmental Protection Agency has selected the port’s application for a loan to cover up to...
$45 Million in Secure Rural Schools Funds Going to Oregon Counties
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that Oregon counties will receive more than $45 million in payments under the Secure Rural Schools and...
Hermiston to Receive $280,000 in Federal Funding for Safe Streets
Hermiston is one of five Oregon communities to receive federal funding to improve street safety in their communities.
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley...
Nearly $90 Million Federal Loan Going to UEC for Power Grid...
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that the Umatilla Electric Cooperative will receive a nearly $90 million federal loan to expand...
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...
Boardman Among Cities Receiving Funds for Affordable Housing
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday that Community and Shelter Assistance (CASA) in Oregon will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department...
