SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 12, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - February 2025": * * * Area prices up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 12, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY BOH Environmental LLC, Covington, Louisiana, has been awarded a maximum $466,000,000 firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for specialized shipping and storage containers. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S. Code 3204 (a)(1), as stated in the Federal Acquisition Reg  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the television broadcast allotments for KPTV(TV) in Portland, Oregon. The proposal, under MB Docket No. 25-132, seeks to substitute channel 12 for channel 21 in the FCC's Table of TV Allotments. Gray Television Licensee, LLC, the licensee of KPTV(TV), filed a petition requesting the channel swap. Gray had previously obtained a construction permit to operate on channel 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Klobuchar & Warner Formally File Legislation to Undo President Trump's Senseless Taxes on Canadian Goods WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) formally filed legislation to undo President Donald Trump's wildly unpopular tariffs on Canadian goods, w  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern, Merkley Ask Secretary Rubio to Restore Funding to China Human Rights NGOs Letter laments that Rubio is cutting support to groups that aided his legislative profile, including their Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ***Text of Letter Here (PDF)*** WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio ask  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Slam Trump's Layoffs of Vital Agricultural Researchers for Rural and Coastal Communities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today continue to sound the alarm over staffing shortages at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the impacts of these disruptions on the livelihoods of farmers, fishermen, and ranchers   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSFR) -- The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has received a request from the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program (IBRP) for authorization to incidentally take small numbers of marine mammals during construction activities on the Interstate 5 (I-5) bridge between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. The I-5 bridge replacement project aims to improve travel safety, enhance traffic   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Joins Coalition of States in Defending American Freedoms Against Political Retaliation Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today, in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump. This law firm represents many clients whose positions are opposed by t  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Appeals Court Lifts Hold on Measure 114, Ruling that Oregon Gun Law is Constitutional Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued a statement today, after an appeals court lifted the hold on Measure 114, a step forward in allowing the state to put critical gun safety protections into action. "Oregonians voted for this, and it's time we move ahead with common-sense safety  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Ag Rayfield Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Defend Medicaid Recipients' Freedom To Choose Their Providers 12 States Argue Medicaid Act Gives Patients the Freedom to Choose Their Own Providers Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 12 attorneys general today filed an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to affirm a lower court's decision recognizing Medicaid   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Delegation Recognizes the Essential Work of the League of Oregon Cities Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden--along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)--introduced a concurrent resolution celebrating the League of Oregon Cities' (LOC) 100 th anniversary an  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- A report titled "Price Transparency at Oregon Hospitals: Examining the Usefulness of Consumer Price Information," released in March 2025 by OSPIRG and the Frontier Group, reveals significant gaps in how Oregon hospitals provide pricing data to patients, despite federal mandates. Authored by Elizabeth Ridlington of Frontier Group, Charlie Fisher and Gray Brokaw of OSPIRG, and Dan Cook, Peter Hund, and Anson Jones of To The Point Collaborative, the study evaluates the acces  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on School Choice in K-12 Education WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitl  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Oregon Delegation Recognize the Essential Work of the League of Oregon Cities Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06), along with Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05), together introduced a concurrent resolution (link is external) celebrating   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Applauds Passage of Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Legislation Through Committee Washington (March 12, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and co-author of the Green New Deal resolution, today applauded the passage of the bipartisan and bicameral Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations, issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Holds Hearing on Restoring the SBA to Its Intended Mission: Serving Main Street WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Mark Alford (R-MO), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations,   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Lawmakers to Hegseth: Ending DoD Climate Change Programs Threatens National Security, Puts American Lives and Billions of Taxpayer Dollars at Risk "As Secretary of Defense, your first duty is to the United States and the Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen you now lead, not any political mission." Climate change threatens DoD operations, strategies, infrastructure, supply chains Text  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Whitehouse Opening Statement at Spotlight Hearing on Trump's Funding Freeze: "It's Gangster Government" Washington, D.C.-- Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led EPW Democrats in holding a spotlight hearing, titled "Free  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Wyden Releases New Information on Financing of Jeffrey Epstein's operations by Billionaire Leon Black, Seeks Documents from Trump Administration Continuing His Investigation of Billionaire Financier Leon Black's Ties with Epstein, Calls on DOJ, Treasury and FBI to "Lift the Veil" on Epstein's Sources of Financial Support Washington, D.C.  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Launch National Vaccination Campaign to Stop Spread of Measles and Save Lives Senators: "Increasing vaccine misinformation and hesitancy has lowered vaccination rates, leading to outbreaks like we are seeing today" Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called for immediate action from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Ke  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Halt and Reverse Contract Cancellations that Harm Veterans Nearly 600 Canceled Contracts Included Those Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 16 Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration reverse its cancellation of 585 contracts with the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Halt and Reverse Contract Cancellations that Harm Veterans Nearly 600 Canceled Contracts Included Those Helping Veterans Exposed to Burn Pits Access Health Care and Benefits WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined 16 Senate colleagues to demand the Trump administration reverse its cancellation of 585 contracts with the Departm  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Wyden, Ross, Castor and Colleagues Propose Criminal Penalties to Fight Fraud, Stop Rogue Insurance Brokers Bicameral Legislation Fights Fraud by Going After Fraudsters, Not Cutting Tax Credits for Health Insurance Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Representatives Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Kathy  more