IRVING, Texas, June 17 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Track and Field Teams Conclude 2025 Season at NCAA Championships with Three Individual Titles The 2025 NCAA DI outdoor track and field season concluded following four days of action in Eugene, Oregon at Hayward Field. All 16 Big 12 programs were represented at the national championship, with three Conference student-athletes securing individual NCAA titles. A total of 16 g  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Denounces Reckless Republican Effort to Sell off Public Lands in "One Big, Beautiful Bill" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following reports that the Republican "One Big, Beautiful Bill" includes provisions that would allow the fede  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Merkley Denounces Reckless Republican Effort to Sell off Public Lands in "One Big, Beautiful Bill" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee and the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, released the below statement following reports that the Republican "One Big,   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape and Provide Essential Services for Oregonians * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has partnered with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), and Bernie Moreno (R-OH) to introduce the bipartisan Special District Fairness and Accessibility Act, codifying a formal definition of "special district" to ensure th  more

EUGENE, Oregon, June 17 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Oregon lawmakers pass beaver protection bill to restore more than 100,000 miles of impaired waterways Today, the Oregon Senate voted to pass HB 3932A to tap into nature's free waterway restoration service and the state animal: the American beaver. Once Gov. Kotek signs the bill into law, it will close beaver hunting and trapping on public lands waterways that the Departmen  more

NEW YORK, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Shakespeare Festival Box Office and Group Sales Workers Unanimously Ratify First Union Contract with IATSE Local 154 * ASHLAND, OR -- Sixteen Box Office and Group Sales workers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) have unanimously ratified their first union contract with IATSE Local 154, marking a major victory in their fight for respect   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 17 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * College of Forestry releases draft of McDonald-Dunn management plan CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University College of Forestry is accepting public comment on a draft of its new management plan for the OSU-owned McDonald-Dunn Research Forest in the Coast Range foothills northwest of Corvallis. The 2025 McDonald-Dunn Forest Plan is the first full update of the forest's management plan in 20 ye  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Smith statement on Trump's Withdrawal from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement * SEATTLE, WA. - Today, Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) released the following statement after the Trump Administration announced a withdrawal from the historic agreement between the federal government and the Six Sovereigns - the Nez Perce Tribe, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation,   more

ASHLAND, Oregon, June 17 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news release: * * * Commencement surprise: Gov. Kotek addresses SOU graduates (Ashland, Ore.) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek surprised graduates and audience members by visiting Ashland to deliver the commencement address for Southern Oregon University's class of 2025 on Saturday. The event - SOU's 99th Commencement - marked the first time the governor has spoken at a graduation ceremony since taking office. "I know that   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 17 -- The National School Boards Association issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * Ten School Districts Selected for $50,000 Grants to Improve Indoor Air Quality School Districts in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia Announced as Winners Alexandria, Va. -- On June 16, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and Go Green Initiative (GGI) announced the first ten school   more