WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 20, 2025: * * * Attorney General Pamela Bondi Announces Severe Charges Against Violent Tesla Arsonists Today, Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced charges against three individuals responsible for the violent destruction of Tesla properties. All three defendants will face the full force of the law for using Molotov cocktails to set fire to Tesla cars and charging stations. "The days of commit  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Strongly Condemns Trump Executive Order to Dismantle Department of Education WASHINGTON, DC [3/20/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, Ranking Member of the Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee, released the following statement on President Trump's expected Executive Order to dismantle the Department of Education. "Trying to dismantle the Department of Education   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Warner Lead Colleagues in Letter Reaffirming Support for Community Development Financial Institutions Washington, D.C.-- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia), co-chairs of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, led a letter to Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Scott Bessent emphasizing bipartisan support for the Community Development Financia  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 10: * * * To: Katie O'Shea, Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20585 * * * Dear Katie O'Shea: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reviewed the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, Department of Energy's December 2024 Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmen  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a public notice seeking comments on an application and waiver request filed by the City of Hubbard, Oregon, seeking to use a VHF radio channel from the Industrial/Business (I/B) Pool for its public safety communications. The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau is reviewing the city's request to add a channel from the I/B pool to its existing digital trunking system. The City of Hubbard, a Public Safety P  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 20 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Legislature writes $11.4 billion State School Fund in pencil The Phoenix-Talent School District offers a quick rundown of schoo l budget basics on its website. A school district budget is a plan based on a series of estimates, and it's anybody's guess when the underlying factors may change significantly. "A budget is a plan at one point in time," said Jackie Olsen, execut  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Bipartisan Legislation to Protect TSA's Frontline Workforce Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ensure that over 65,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees--including frontline Transportation Security Officers (TSOs)--are afforded the same worker rights, pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Join Bipartisan Legislation to Protect TSA's Frontline Workforce Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to ensure that over 65,000 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees--including frontline Transportation Security Officers (TSOs)--are afforded the same worker rights, prote  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Push to Protect Students from Bullying and Harassment Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined colleagues in introducing the Safe Schools Improvement Act, legislation that would provide protections against bullying and harassment in schools, especially for vulnerable students. "Every student deserves a school environment where they feel safe, welcomed,  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a rule to authorize the incidental take of marine mammals during rocky intertidal monitoring surveys along the Oregon and California coasts. The proposal, published by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on March 21, 2025, responds to a request from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) for Incidental Take Regulations (ITR) and an associated Letter  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 20 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * ODE revises language on athletics in 'Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools' The Oregon Department of Education is updating the "Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools" it put out two years ago. The section it published Tuesday, March 18, on athletics revises some of the language but does not substantially change ODE's guidance. "Sch  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 21 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Announces State Land Inventory to Facilitate Housing Production New online tool for developers to identify state owned and leased land for potential housing production Governor Tina Kotek announced the launch of the Oregon State-Owned or Managed Lands Inventory, a new online tool where the public can find state owned or leased properties which may be suitable for housing development.  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on President Trump's Attempt to Dismantle the Department of Education # For Immediate Release: March 20, 2025 EUGENE - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) is sounding the alarm after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order on gutting the Department of Education. After the announcement of the Executive Order, Rep. Hoyle released the following statement: "It seems t  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Condemns Trump's Illegal Order to Shut Down the Department of Education Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order that effectively eliminates the U.S. Department of Education without congressional approval, in direct violation of the Constitution: "Today, President Trump showed countless stud  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Introduces Bill to Address Shortage of Behavioral Health Facilities Washington, DC - On Tuesday, March 18, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) introduced the Building Capacity for Care Act, legislation that would address the nationwide shortage of behavioral health facilities and connect more individuals with the timely and appropriate care they deserve. "When someone you love is in  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Leads Oregon Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect American Manufacturing Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Department of C  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Leads Oregon Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect American Manufacturing Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Department of Com  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Leads Oregon Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration to Protect American Manufacturing Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led the Oregon delegation - including U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) - in a letter to U.S. Department of Commer  more