WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Akana, a Native American-owned business in Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation expressing concerns over the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program's Interim Final Rule. The letter emphasizes the firm's commitment to supporting minority- and women-owned businesses while voicing apprehensions about recent regulatory changes that may undermine the program's objectives. In the letter, Akana highlights the vi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Lower the Cost of Housing for Oregonians * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Accelerating Home Building Act to make housing more affordable in Oregon and across the country. In a recent study   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 3 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Investigadores de la OHSU identifican nuevas herramientas para la deteccion temprana de cancer, tratamiento * Los cientificos exploran tecnologias de vanguardia que podrian transformar la forma en que se estudia, detecta y trata el cancer, al detectarlo antes, cuando es mas tratable y las tasas de supervivencia son mas altas. Una nueva resena de investigadores del Knight Cancer Institute de Or  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Blasts Senate Republicans for 'Make America Hungry Agenda' * Merkley, Schumer resolution demanding Trump prevent millions of Americans from going hungry blocked on the Senate Floor Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today denounced Senate Republicans for blocking his resolution with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to force President Trump to immediately use a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Schumer, Bonamici, Hayes, 44 Senate Democrats Pressure Trump, Senate Republicans to Fully Turn on Nutrition Assistance for Millions * Merkley, Schumer lead Senate resolution demanding Trump to open resources for millions of Americans Washington, D.C. - After benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for roughly 42 million Americans were stopped over the weekend   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Closer proximity to cannabis retail stores linked with more cannabis use but less drinking A statewide study of more than 60,000 adult Oregonians shows that living near cannabis retail stores is associated with a greater tendency toward frequent cannabis use but a lower likelihood of heavy alcohol consumption. The research led by Oregon State University scientist David Kerr looked at nine y  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 5 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Spanberger Wins Virginia Governor's Race Tonight, Abigail Spanberger - who has been a VoteVets' candidate since initially flipping a competitive House seat in 2018 - was elected Governor of Virginia. Details on VotesVets' investments in this race can be found below. In response to Abigail's victory, VoteVets released the following statement: "Abigail Spanberger is a strong, proven leader who will alway  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Trapped or Missing After El-Fasher's Fall: Sudanese Civilians Face Atrocities After Months of Siege and Starvation * After more than 500 days under siege, the city of El-Fasher, Sudan, has now fallen, leaving civilians who had already been surviving on animal hides, wild plants, and umbaz a groundnut cake typically used as livestock feed facing an even more desperate fight for their   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Blast Trump Administration for Illegally Ending Program to Help Students with Disabilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today said they are joining their colleagues in pressing the Trump administration on its illegal efforts to shut down the Department of Education's administration and enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), w  more