WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * As Bessent Withholds Epstein Files, Wyden Expands Investigation and Demands Financial Records In New Letter to Treasury Secretary, Wyden Seeks Records Related to Several Dozen Individuals and Entities With Epstein Ties * Expanding his three-year investigation into the financing of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking, Senate Finance Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers, Odell, Oregon, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) advocating for significant changes to the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. The growers emphasize that without access to H-2A workers, many members face chronic labor shortages hampering their capacity to harvest crops and stay viable in the farming community. Labor costs account for 65 to 70 percent of the total expenses incurred by these growers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Leads Oregon Lawmakers in Standing Up for Wildfire Response and Research * Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03) today led a letter with Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Janelle Bynum (OR-05) that raises the alarm over the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) plan to close the U.S. Forest Service'  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Events Adds More Future Vegas Kickoff Classic Matchups * LAS VEGAS - ESPN Events has announced two more future Vegas Kickoff Classic games at Allegiant Stadium that will feature four major programs from three different conferences. BYU of the Big 12 Conference will battle Oregon State from the Pac-12 Conference in 2028 in what will be a rematch of the 2009 Las V  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici: FEMA Must Award Critical Disaster Mitigation Funds to an Oregon Coast Project * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, as well as U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), today demanded the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) immediately award Clatsop County and Columbia Memorial Hospital   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges Sale of Willamette Marketplace in West Linn, Oregon Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale of Willamette Marketplace, a premier mixed-use asset comprising medical office and retail space in the Portland suburb of West Linn, Oregon. Developed in 2008, the five-building campus totals 63,078 rentable square feet and is 93% leased, anchored by Northwest Primary Care and Goldfish Swim School.   more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 3 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * ODE releases toolkit to help with school cell phone bans * The Oregon Department of Education released Tuesday a new toolkit to help schools implement policies that ban cell phones and other personal electronic devices while keeping students' needs in mind. Gov. Tina Kotek issued an executive order July 2 requiring school districts to adopt policies by Oct. 31 to prohibit t  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 3 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon revenue report serves as education wake-up call * The Oregon Legislative Revenue Office calculated how federal tax policy changes will affect Oregon tax collections. (Slide from Office of Economic Analysis presentation) The federal "Big, Beautiful Bill" is setting up a painful choice for the Oregon Legislature: Cut services or increase revenue. School district leader  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * New lemur species still arising after 53.2 million years of evolution, research suggests The explosion of new lemur species that began when the first of those animals arrived on Madagascar more than 50 million years ago has not died down, according to scientists who've identified three different groups of lemurs with high speciation rates. The research led by Katie Everson of Oregon State   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Bonamici Opening Remarks at ECESE Subcommittee Hearing on Reading and Math in K-12 Schools Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) delivered the following opening statement at today's Early Childhood and Secondary Education Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Fou  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Oregon Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Drought * The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Oregon to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning June 24.  The declaration covers the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Applauds Victory for C-SPAN; After Pressure From Wyden, YouTube TV and Hulu Agree to Carry Government Access Channel In Streaming Packages * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., applauded the announcement that YouTube TV and Hulu will carry C-SPAN, following pressure from Wyden and other members on streaming TV companies to support public access to unfiltered news about government ac  more