WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * AI Data Centers: Which Factors Determine Their Location? By Shuting Pomerleau and Lily-Ann Smith Executive Summary * The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is driving states to compete for the data centers on which AI systems rely - and the large investments, infrastructure advances, and economic growth they bring - but what do developers prioritize in determining building locations? * The  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * A Journey Through Invisible Ecosystems: PSU Researcher Unravels Mysteries of Marine Life Why are the smallest organisms in the ocean some of the most powerful forces in nature? Human society, and indeed most life on Earth, relies on microscopic marine life forms for the air we breathe, the abundance of marine life, and the cycles of nutrients and energy that make the Earth life sustaining. Portland   more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL team develops new material that bends, bounces and absorbs energy on demand Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their collaborators have created a new class of programmable soft materials that can absorb impacts like never before, while also changing shape when heated. The research -- which includes collaborators from  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (TNSrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 6, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * This Is the Pacific Northwest on Drugs By Charles Fain Lehman Decriminalization caused major rises in crime in both Oregon and Washington state. A new study finds (https://www.crimrxiv.com/pub/heej971d/release/1) that Oregon's and Washington state's experiments with decriminalizing drug possession caused a surge in serious violent and property  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Champions Legislation to Increase Charging Stations at Highway Rest Areas * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley reintroduced the Recharge your Electric Car on the Highway to Alleviate Range Gaps Effectively (RECHARGE) Act to allow electric vehicle (EV) charging at rest areas, facilitating the expansion of EV charging infrastructure on federal highways, and lowering ran  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU earns $2.8 million NIH grant for national AGING Initiative Award will advance research on older adults with multiple chronic conditions By Angela Yeager The National Institutes of Health has awarded Oregon Health & Science University $2.8 million to lead the Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure & Network Growth, or AGING, Initiative. The AGING Initiative, started in 2014 at the University   more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * Oregon Democrats Call for Rep. Cliff Bentz to Return Tax Dollars He Spent On Trump Inauguration Portland, OR - The Democratic Party of Oregon called on Oregon's Republican member of Congress to return federal dollars his office used to pay for his staff to attend Trump's inauguration. Rep. Bentz outspent every other member of the US House for this event. The DPO's Executive Director, Candy Emmons, said R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Oregon's 2024 Child Care Desert report commissioned by the Oregon State University College of Health Child Care Research Partnership researchers - shows notable improvement in access to preschool child care but ongoing severe scarcity for infants and toddlers. According to data collected as of December 2024, only nine of Oregon's 36 counties are still considered child care deserts for preschool-aged children, compared to 27 counties in 2018. This positive trend is  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * PGE Energizes 475 MW of Battery Energy Storage to Boost Grid Reliability and Keep Costs Low for Oregonians Portland General Electric (PGE) today announces the completion of three new utility-scale battery energy storage systems, adding 475 megawatts (MW) and more than 1.9 gigawatt hours (GWh) of dispatchable capacity to serve the Portland metro area. To  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Takano and Veterans' Affairs Committee Members Slam Secretary Collins's Gutting of VA Employee Union Rights * WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Ranking Member Mark Takano and House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Members Julia Brownley (CA-26), Chris Pappas (NH-01), Sheila-Cherfilus McCormick (FL-20), Morgan McGarvey (KY-03), Delia Ramirez (IL-03), Nikki Budzinski  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Hosts Roundtable to Discuss Republican Cuts to SNAP and Efforts to Fight Hunger * Salem, OR - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) held a roundtable to highlight the devastating impact the recently passed Republican budget will have on SNAP and other efforts to fight hunger in Oregon. "Republicans passed a budget that prioritizes tax breaks for billionaires over food for childr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Western States Petroleum Collaborative Approved for National Exercise Program * In July 2025, the Western States Petroleum Collaborative (WSPC), with an application led by the Oregon Department of Energy on behalf of 11 State Energy Offices across Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Regions 8, 9, and 10, received approval from   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Five Oregon Town Halls in August * Senator's upcoming open-to-all town halls this month will be in Polk, Jefferson, Josephine, Benton and Clatsop counties Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls this month in Polk, Jefferson, Josephine, Benton and Clatsop counties. Heading into these five town halls from August 14-23, Wyden has held 1,129   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Report Detailing Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Unprecedented Republican-Led Cuts to Medicaid, Premium Tax Credits U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is leading Senate colleagues, including Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in requesting a detailed analysis of how Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will affect Americans' health insu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Request Report Detailing Looming Health Insurance Impacts Following Unprecedented Republican-Led Cuts to Medicaid, Premium Tax Credits * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today he is leading Senate colleagues, including Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., in requesting a detailed analysis of how Republican-led cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will affect Am  more