WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Family Forward Oregon, Portland, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) expressing serious concerns regarding a recent notice related to the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization asserts that the notice threatens the accessibility and effectiveness of the Head Start program, which serves children from low-income families across the nation. In its letter, F  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to Oregon Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by the Rowena Wildfire * WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible businesses, private nonprofits, and residents in Oregon of the Sept. 15 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage caused by the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Continues "Affordability Action Tour": Highlights Harmful Impacts of Trump's Tariffs at Coffee Shop in Concord, Discusses Impacts of Health Care Cuts in Big Beautiful Betrayal at Health Center in Plymouth * (Plymouth, NH) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Affordability Action Tour" by visiting a coffee shop in Concord to highlight how tariffs are raising the costs o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and Foundation, Aloha, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the proposed reinterpretation of "Federal Public Benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). The organization, which serves over 52,000 patients annually in Washington and Yamhill counties of Oregon, expressed concerns about the potential implic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2025: * * * Wyden Blasts Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Cheap Renewable Energy Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on guidance released by the Trump IRS further gutting renewable energy in America: "The bottom line is that Trump is creating a national energy crisis that Americans are  more