Oregon-Northwest

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has teamed up with Maine’s Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa McClain (R-MI-09) to introduce the Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill aims to address heath, ecosystem, and wastewater infrastructure concerns caused by the flushing of non-flushable wet

Oregon’s new Housing Production Advisory Council, which Gov. Tina Kotek established to ramp up home construction across Oregon, released its next steps Tuesday for reaching the state’s housing production goals.

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to build a resilient communications tower that will help with rural broadband connection. “The future for rural Oregon depends on access to high-speed internet, and that blueprint for

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday reintroduced the Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act, legislation that would require sitting

It’s a day to remember those who died on the job. It’s a day to grieve with families, friends, and communities. It’s a day to renew our responsibility to create and maintain safe and healthy workplaces for all workers in Oregon.