SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 9 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Bite-sized lessons bulk up Hood River County curriculum * Kristin Isenhart hands out local pears to students at Westside Elementary in Hood River on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Isenhart works for FoodCorps within the school to help improve students' well-being through nutrition lessons. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) On a crisp but sunny fall morning, Westside Elementary students came   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility * WASHINGTON DC [10/9/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland. The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the ICE   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility * WASHINGTON DC [10/9/25] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland. The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Wyden, Merkley, Dexter Demand Answers about Portland ICE Facility * WASHINGTON DC - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) led Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) demanding that the Trump administration provide answers about the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Portland. The requests follow the lawmakers' visit to the ICE facility on   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Demands End to ICE Raids After Milwaukie Man Abducted by Masked Agents * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after ICE agents abducted Frank Miranda (link is external), an American citizen from Milwaukie, OR, and held him for hours, while refusing to provide a reason. "I'm infuriated about the abduction of one of my const  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Celebrates Life and Legacy of State Representative Hoa Nguyen * PORTLAND, OR-- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) released the following statement on the passing of Oregon State Representative Hoa Nguyen: "Oregon has lost a cherished daughter today. Representative Hoa Nguyen was an inspiration to her community and all those who had the privilege to know her. She was the best of  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot Heads West for Top 10 Big Ten Battle from Oregon * * College football's premier pregame show travels to Eugene, Ore., ahead of the No. 7 Indiana-No. 3 Oregon showdown * Week 5 Special Guests: Ducks HC Dan Lanning joins the show live on site; Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz joins from pregame warmups in Columbia, Mo.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Kalmiopsis Audubon Society, Port Orford, Oregon, and Friends of the Kalmiopsis, Grants Pass, Oregon, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture expressing opposition to the proposed rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The organizations emphasized the importance of protecting the region's unique public lands and pristine rivers, which have provided crucial habitat for wildlife and recreational opportunities for locals and   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Mercy Corps Statement on Gaza Ceasefire Announcement * Two Years of Devastation: A Ceasefire Brings Hope, but Urgent Aid and Recovery Are Needed in Gaza The announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza brings a desperately needed moment of respite after two years of relentless bombardment and humanitarian collapse. While the fighting may stop, the suffering continues. Entire neighborhoods l  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy: Trump's Authoritarian Takeover Isn't Coming. It's Here. * WASHINGTON--U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to lay out President Trump's ongoing five-part plan to convert the United States from a democracy governed by the rule of law to an authoritarian state governed by force, censorship, and personal favor. Murphy's speech came as Trump deployed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Testifies About Constituents Hurt by Republican Health Care Crisis * Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) appeared before the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee to speak on the growing Republican health care crisis and to share stories from constituents whose premiums will skyrocket if Republicans allow Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to expire. In Oregon's Sixth Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hoyle Statement on Israel and Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * : October 8, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) released the following statement after it was announced that a ceasefire agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas: "I welcome news of a ceasefire. I want to thank the White House and everyone involved in the process. The priority now must be secur  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Oct. 10 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * Is it legal for Trump to send troops into US cities? RWU Law Professors Peter Margulies and Jared Goldstein debate the legality of the president sending the National Guard into Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, Oregon. By Edward Fitzpatrick President Trump recently proposed using American cities as "training grounds" for the military. He has already sent the National Guard troops to Los Angeles, a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Oct. 8, 2025, at an executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein to be Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the Treasury Department, Donald Korb to be Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue Service and Derek Theurer to be Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Treasury Department. * * * Today the Committee will vote  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from an Oct. 8, 2025, executive session to consider the nominations of Jonathan Greenstein and Derek Theurer to be deputy under secretaries at the Treasury Department and Donald Korb to be chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service: * * * Today the Committee will vote on three nominees. Each of them, if confirmed, will help oversee the agency responsible for ever  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Trumpcare is Already Wreaking Havoc on American Health Care New Wyden Report Exposes Big Ugly Bill Leading to Jobs Cuts, Hospital Closures, and Rising Health Care Costs Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a report detailing the consequences of Donald Trump and Republicans ramming through reckless legisl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla Trump State Department has failed to explain why "it took the U.S. embassy four days - longer than other governments whose citizens were detained - to visit and assess the care of American citizens." "What steps will the State Department take to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Finance Democrats Urge Crapo to Investigate Kennedy on Anti-Vax Actions and Conflicts of Interests Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., led a group of committee members in a call to Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, to launch a fact-based, bipartisan investigation into Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Wyden, Paul, Schumer, and Kaine Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Global Tariffs and Restore Congressional Authority Over Trade Senators Shaheen, Welch, and Warren Cosponsor Bill to Reverse Price-Hiking Global Tariffs * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced legislation tod  more