PORTLAND, Oregon, June 13 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * $2.1 million gift enhances OHSU center's efforts to combat diabetes Real estate developer and philanthropist Jordan Schnitzer provides gift to center previously established by his parents By Erik Robinson An Oregon Health & Science University center dedicated to the treatment and prevention of diabetes has received a $2.1 million commitment to address America's most prevalent chronic disease.   more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, June 13 -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Celebrates the Completion Solar Canopy Project with the City of Pendleton, Oregon The solar canopy, part of a multiphase infrastructure improvement project, is expected to offset significant energy costs and generate 325,000 kWh of electricity annually * FRAMINGHAM, MA and PENDLETON, OR - June 11, 2025 - Ameresco, In  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * As Wildfire Season Approaches, Wyden, Budd, Schrier and Valadao Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Impacts of Wildfires * In 2024 alone, 8.9 million acres of land were affected by wildfires Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ted Budd, R-N.C., and U.S. Representatives Kim Schrier, D-Wash., and David Valadao, R-Calif., today introduced bipartisan legislation that would support  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * At Finance Committee Hearing, Wyden Blasts Bessent Over Republican Billionaire Bailout, Health Care Cuts As Prepared for Delivery This morning's hearing could be the only opportunity Democratic Senators have to question a top Trump official about the disastrous bill Republicans are writing behind closed doors. Robert Kennedy Jr. has been in  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Banks, Houchin to Introduce Legislation Blocking Taxpayer Funded College Prep for Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, D.C, - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Representative Erin Houchin (IN-09) introduced the Putting American Students First Act. This bill prohibits the Department of Education from allowing illegal allies to access to a collection of taxpayer-funded college preparatory progr  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Announces Town Hall Meetings in June * WASHINGTON, DC [6/11/25] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced the dates for two town hall meetings in the First Congressional District, which includes large portions of Washington and Multnomah counties and all of Clatsop, Tillamook, and Columbia counties. Bonamici will answer questions from constituents and provide an update a  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Takano Introduce Bill to Help College Students Access SNAP * WASHINGTON, DC [6/12/25] - Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced legislation to reduce hunger among college students. The Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act will require institutions of higher education to inform students who receive federal work-study or who are eligible to r  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Holds Roundtables with Key Community and Labor Leaders * Oregon City, OR - Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) hosted two roundtable discussions with key community and labor leaders from Oregon's Fifth District to hear about the challenges these groups face as a result of federal funding cuts and the Trump Administration's latest attacks on our communities. These were the ninth and tenth roundtables   more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Tells Merkley: "One Big, Beautiful Bill" Adds $4.5 Trillion to Debt if Temporary Tax Provisions Made Permanent As Senate Republicans continue to haggle over how to give billionaires the biggest tax break, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, that if the   more

SALEM, Oregon, June 12 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Last-minute scramble amends strike benefits bill but doesn't prevent passage * As hinted at in last week's column, Senate Bill 916 gets at least one more week of coverage. Things evolved quickly - sometimes hour-to-hour - since my last update. After passing the House 33-23 on June 4, SB 916 came back to the Senate for concurrence. In a bold and principled move, four Democ  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Leader Schumer, Wyden, Merkley Release Data Detailing Hundreds of Rural Hospitals Across U.S. at Risk Due to Republican Health Care Cuts * Over 300 Rural Hospitals at Disproportionate Risk of Closure, Conversion, or Service Reductions Lawmakers Also Provided Data to President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson in Letter Letter and Data | Sheps Response Washington (June 12, 2025) -  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murphy, Gomez, Beyer: Let Every American Choose Medicare * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Connecticut's U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy, and U.S. Representatives Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34) and Donald Beyer (D-VA-08) today reintroduced the Choose Medicare Act. This revolutionary proposal opens Medicare to all Americans with a new 'Part E' and builds on the system we have to  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Forest Service Dangerously Unprepared for Wildfire Season * Washington, D.C. - Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR) issued the following statement after a hearing with U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on the President's Fiscal Year 2026 budget request for the agency: "Forest Service Chief Schultz's testimony only underscored the im  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 13 (TNSrep) -- Oregon Wild issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Oregon Public Land Sell-Off Included in Senate Budget Proposal Public Lands in Oregon at Risk as Senate Reconciliation Bill Revives Land Sale Scheme * PORTLAND, OR -- A budget reconciliation proposal introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, would force the sale of up to 3.2 million acres of public lands across the West, includi  more

SALEM, Oregon, June 12 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * School funding reaps benefit of years of advocacy groundwork * Although K-12 advocates have had to fight hard in recent years for gains to the State School Fund, all things considered, the years since the Student Success Act passed in 2019 have been relatively flush. With a down June Economic and Revenue Forecast, this year's budgeting process feels a bit like the early- to m  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2025: * * * Merkley: CBO Confirms "Big, Beautiful Bill" Benefits the Wealthy, Working Families Pay the Price Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following analysis published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) showing that the House-passed "One Big, Beauti  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Wyden, Senate Democrats Announce Legislation to Improve Medicaid for Kids, Seniors, and Families While Cracking Down on Fraud As Republican Bill Takes Away Health Care from Millions of Americans, Senate Democrats Offer Common Sense Improvements to Medicaid and Empower Federal Watchdogs to Fight Real Fraud * Washington, D.C. - Senate Financ  more