SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Albany - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Albany, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.47 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chri  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Bend - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Bend, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.74 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Ro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Corvallis - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $33.96 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissione  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Eugene-Springfield - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Eugene-Springfield, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.98 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Grants Pass - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Grants Pass, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.88 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Medford - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.46 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Ch  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $36.77 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Salem - May 2024": * * * Workers in the Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $31.52 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 10 enforcement cases January-March 2025 The following tables summarize enforcement actions the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 office completed in the first quarter of calendar year 2025. Each case is linked to the corresponding legal documents which provide further details. Violation: Clean Water Act The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law governing water   more

SALEM, Oregon, May 16 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Gloomy revenue forecast makes clear the work ahead The June Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast (released in May, despite the name) is often a demarcation in any session, indicating the point at which we move from policy discussion to more serious talk about the budget. It also offers clarity on how many policy bills that come with a price tag will likely be moving through the  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: This Week, Senator Lujan In The News Standing Up For New Mexicans and Fighting Back Against Republicans' Attacks On Nutrition Programs Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) has been fighting back against Congressional Republicans' attacks on essential services and programs that New Mexicans rely on, exposing the Trump administration's block  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * NEW: State-by-State Data on Health Insurance Losses from Medicaid, ACA Cuts WASHINGTON - The Joint Economic Committee - Minority calculated new state-by-state data on the number of people who would lose health insurance due to President Trump and Congressional Republicans' proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. The   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, Oregonians at home and colleagues in the House often hear me talk about NOAA, but I want to use this time to explain how this agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, contributes to the economy and to our well-being. NOAA is not ju  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 13, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today because the President is out here in these streets cutting funding for programs that support a lot of things Americans care about: Survivors of sexual assault, programs that offer mental health care for police officers and keep hotlines to vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on May 15, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I am again coming to the House floor, the people's Chamber, to say: The emergency isn't coming. It is now. Donald Trump's advisers are threatening to suspend habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is the constitutional right that protects Americans from being det  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Merkley, Curtis Condemn CCP's Transnational Repression, Press for Sanctions on Hong Kong Judiciary Officials WASHINGTON --This week, U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), incoming chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), co-chair of the CECC, and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Hong Kong Judicial Sanctions Act, which would hold officials   more

SALEM, Oregon, May 16 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Unemployment benefits bill keeps looking worse In any given session, many bills pass with little fanfare or controversy, and many others die quickly. But then there are one or two bills that prove pernicious, plodding along through the process despite questionable underlying policy, sucking up time and energy throughout. This session, I'm counting Senate Bill 916, which would  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Opposes HHS Nominees O'Neill and Andres to be Deputy Secretary and Congressional Liaison As Prepared for Delivery Let's start with the elephant in the room: Trump's so-called 'big, beautiful bill.' This week, Republicans in the House unveiled the largest proposed cut to Medicaid in history. The bill takes a wrecking ball to Medicaid,  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration's Attacks on Senior Nutrition Programs "The cuts will exacerbate hunger, poor health, and social isolation" Washington D.C.-- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore, said today they have joined fellow Senate leaders to call on Republicans to reconsider disastrous cuts and attacks on programs and agencies that support seniors with food as  more