CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 5 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * $3.5 billion in Oregon State economic impact builds regional economy CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University research is a significant contributor to the state's economy, providing $797.5 million in value and 3,300 jobs annually, according to an economic impact report released today by the university. "For more than 150 years, OSU has created paths to opportunity, pursued answers to some of our mo  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 4 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Softball Netting Professionals Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll (June 4) * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Southern Oregon returns to the top spot in the 2025 NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Postseason Poll after taking the fourth red banner back to Ashland, Oregon, last week. The Raiders garnered all 17 first-place votes in the postseason poll. The 202  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to the 10-year Deficit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed reconciliation bill would cost $2.4 trillion over the next 10 ye  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * CBO Analysis Shows House-Passed Reconciliation Bill Adds $2.4 Trillion to the 10-year Deficit WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed reco  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Crater Lake Resignation Prompts Oversight Push From Dexter * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, demanded accountability from the Department of the Interior following the resignation of Crater Lake National Park Superintendent Kevin Heatley. (link is external) Heatley's departure, pr  more

NEW YORK, June 5 -- Kostelanetz LLP, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kostelanetz Attorney Gray Proctor Describes Jurisdictional Dispute Brewing in Competing Anti-Tariff Lawsuits Gray Proctor was quoted in a series of Tax Notes articles covering the emerging split of authority on which court has jurisdiction to hear challenges to presidential authority to levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA"). On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Court of International  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Merkley Statement on New CBO Analysis Showing Republican Plan Kicks 16 Million People Off Their Health Insurance WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the Republican pla  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * New genetic delivery system targets lungs to treat cancer, cystic fibrosis PORTLAND, Ore. - Scientists have made a key breakthrough for treating respiratory diseases by developing a new drug delivery system that transports genetic therapies directly to the lungs, opening promising possibilities for patients with conditions like lung cancer and cystic fibrosis. The research, led by Gaurav Sa  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- Portland, Oregon's sweeping electoral reforms, implemented in 2022 and first used in the November 2024 city council elections, have yielded a diverse candidate pool and council, but have not clearly boosted voter turnout or significantly impacted election outcomes through candidate rankings. These are among the preliminary findings of a new report, "An Initial Assessment of Proportional Ranked-Choice Voting in Portland, Oregon," published in June 2025 by the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. President refers to the presiding officer of the Senate at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the critical need for regulation of artificial intelligence. This work period, the Senate is poised to take up the House's reconciliation package, a disastrous proposal that strips healthcare away from tens of millions of Amer  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds * Non-partisan Analysis Requested by Merkley, Schumer, and Wyden Finds Trump Tariffs Amount to a Regressive $2.5 Trillion Tax Hike WASHINGTON, D.C. - If the Trump tariffs remain in effect - in spite of a recent court ruling that they are illegal - they will slow economic growth, boost inflation, and hurt wor  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump Tariffs Will Hurt Economic Growth, Boost Inflation, Raise Costs to Families, CBO Finds Non-partisan Analysis Requested by Merkley, Schumer, and Wyden Finds Trump Tariffs Amount to a Regressive $2.5 Trillion Tax Hike * WASHINGTON, D.C. - If the Trump tariffs remain in effect - in spite of a recent court ruling that they are illegal - they will slow   more

EUGENE, Oregon, June 5 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Wildlife groups' legal challenge: Feds hanging imperiled Sonoran desert tortoise out to dry Today, wildlife advocates challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in federal court for denying Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the Sonoran desert tortoise in 2022. The Desert Tortoise Council, Tucson Herpetological Society, Western Watersheds Project, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Wyden Condemns Trump Administration for Rescinding Biden-era EMTALA Guidance Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today condemned the Trump administration for reversing Biden-era guidance that reaffirmed the obligation of hospitals to provide emergency treatment, including emergency abortion care, unde  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Final CBO Estimate of House Bill Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its final estimate of the House-passed reconciliation bill. "House Republicans rushed to pass this awful bill in the dead   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Neal, Pallone Release Latest CBO Estimates Showing 16 Million People Will Become Uninsured from Republican Health Agenda Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal, D-Mass., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J.,  more