WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris administration's unprecedented agreement to restore wild salmon in the Columbia River Basin, the Department of the Interior today released a report documenting the historic, ongoing and cumulative impacts of federal Columbia River dams on Columbia River Basin Tribes. The report also provides recommendations for how the federal government can further its treaty and trust resp  more

BOISE, Idaho, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on June 18, 2024: Tyler J. Pierce, 31, of Caldwell, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison for distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, in June 2022, City County Narcotics Unit officers received information that Pierce was distributing controlled substances in Canyon County. On three occasions in Ju  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: The leader of an international drug trafficking organization operating in Lane County, Oregon, responsible for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine into the state between 2018 and 2020, was sentenced to federal prison today. Victor Diaz-Ramirez, 33, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison and five years' supervised rel  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Oregon Becomes First State to Offer New Free Tax Filing Option Next Year Made Possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that Oregon will be the first new state to join IRS Direct File in Filing Season 2025. IRS Direct File was made possible by President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which provided ne  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Rules provide clarity and certainty for prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure clean energy jobs are good paying jobs. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final rules today on prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship (PWA) requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the Biden-Harris Adm  more