Merkley, Wyden Announce $25 Million In Federal Funding For Emergency Recovery Efforts From COVID-19
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced $25 million in federal grants are being allocated for emergency services critical to the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oregon Delegation Urges Fishery Disaster Declaration
With the impacts of climate chaos impacting salmon populations, the economic value has dropped precipitously—down to $2.3 million in 2018, $2 million in 2019, and $1.4 million in 2020.
Portland Violence Rise As New Solutions Sought
The murder rate in Portland has been unprecedented this year. With two months remaining, it's likely that the city will set a new high mark for homicides per hundred thousand people with 67 or greater killings being confirmed so far.
Ahead Of Glasgow, Merkley And Huffman Introduce Legislation To Halt International Financial Institutions’ Investment...
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) today introduced the Sustainable International Financial Institutions Act of 2021, which would tackle the problem of international financial institutions helping to finance fossil fuel projects that are accelerating climate chaos.
Merkley, Raskin Lead Colleagues To Push Back On Dirty Hydrogen Energy In Climate Deal
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) are leading a bicameral group of members of Congress to push back on subsidies for dirty hydrogen in the Build Back Better plan.
Commission On Aging To Present Silver Citizen Award To Carol Starbuck
Clark County recognizes that older adults are valuable contributors to the vitality of this community. To encourage and support older adults for their contributions to their communities, the Clark County Commission on Aging established a program to recognize older adults who go above and beyond in service.
Is Raimore Construction Creating A Historical Model To Build Black Community Wealth?
Centuries of displacement of Blacks by railroads, developers, and local government has happened nationwide.
Street Racing Created Law Enforcement Collaboration
The Portland Police Bureau, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police have joined forces to stop illegal street racing events.
Merkley Funds Vital Housing, Transportation Projects In Senate Appropriations Bill
The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development bill includes funding for community projects to help rebuild homes after wildfires, house people living outside, electrify bus fleets, and more.
Merkley, Wyden Announce $19 Million In Federal Grants To Assist Wildfire Recovery In Oregon
Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that federal grants totaling nearly $19 million will come to Oregon to assist with recovery efforts from last year's wildfire disasters.
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After ‘Digital Undressing’ Criticism, Elon Musk’s Grok Limits Some Image Generation...
In response to global criticism, Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has restricted its Imagine image generation capabilities to paid X subscribers, following incidents where the AI tool was used to "digitally undress" individuals, including minors.
