CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 19 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last 580,000 years. The findings, just published Link is external in the journal Nature Communicatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz's Statement on the Release of the Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) voted YES on H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. This bill will require that the Attorney General release, to the public, all documents and records in the possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffery Epstein. Said Congressman Bentz: "The horrific crimes perp  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed an amendment to airspace regulations at Newport Municipal Airport, Oregon, to improve the containment of instrument flight procedures. This action would modify the Class E airspace in two main ways and adjust the airport's legal description text. The Class E airspace extending upward from the surface would be adjusted to expand its radius from 4 to 4.6 miles, incorporate a 0.8-mile   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Jackson County (Oregon) Sr. Deputy County Administrator Joel Benton has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management urging for the rescission of the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. The county's officials argue that the proposed rule is unnecessary and conflicts with existing federal laws, specifically the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Oregon and California Revested Lands Sustained Yield  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Lujan Praise Senate Passage of Epstein Files Transparency Act to Restore Public's Trust and Deliver Justice for Epstein's Victims * Senators Led Bipartisan Landmark Transparency Legislation in the Senate Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and New Mexico's U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan issued the following statement after an agreement was reached guaranteeing Senate p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has announced that a collection of historical properties from Maryland, Oregon, Virginia and Wisconsin is under consideration for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations are being evaluated for their historical or cultural importance. The National Park Service is reviewing the properties for potential inclusion in the nation's official list of historic places. The nominations  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-38196 titled 'Summary of Pilot Project State Technical Assistance on Multi-Sector Analysis for Electric and Petroleum Fuels', authored by Bhaskar Mitra, Li He, and Vanessa Hamilton for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. The document was delivered in August 2025, detailing urgent energy security challenges and vulnerabilities facing Oregon's transportation fuel supply chain a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Nov. 18, 2025: * * * Portland Man Charged with Trespassing on Federal Property, Failing to Obey a Lawful Order, and Obstructing Federal Property A Portland, Oregon, man made his initial appearance yesterday in federal court after trespassing on the grounds of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building, failing to obey a lawful order, and obstructing federal   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE APPOINTED TO SERVE ON AVIATION SUBCOMMITTEE * : November 19, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) was appointed to serve on the Subcommittee on Aviation on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Rep. Hoyle has served on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee since 2023. "I'm excited to be able to serve in this new role to advocate   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas, Valadao Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Invest in Rural Communities * Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Representatives Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and David Valadao (CA-22) reintroduced the bipartisan Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act. The legislation would help rural communities get ahead and address chronic underinvestment by improving technical support for federal grants for needs l  more

SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 19 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Revenue report gives Oregon some breathing room * State economists presented the December Oregon Economic and Revenue Report on Wednesday to a joint hearing of the House Interim Revenue Committee and the Senate Interim Finance and Revenue Committee. Oregon received a welcome bit of financial news Wednesday: The General Fund revenue forecast is up $310 million, nearly closin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Nov. 19, 2025, at a hearing entitled "The Rising Cost of Health Care: Considering Meaningful Solutions for all Americans": * * * As Prepared for Delivery The Finance Committee is gathered this morning to discuss the health care crisis facing American families across the country. At this very moment, millions are logging on to Healthcare.gov and seeing premiums doubl  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Victory for Gun Safety: Surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Volunteers, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek Signs Rapid Fire Device Ban into Law * SALEM, Ore. Today, surrounded by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law the state's new ban on rapid fire devices, a major victory in the fight to keep machine-gun-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Asks Coast Guard to Meet This Sunday in Newport About Its Unexplained Relocation of Search-and-Rescue Helicopter * Senator: "That ongoing silence about a decision that carries life-and-death consequences for Oregonians and visitors to this community is unacceptable to the people I'm proud to represent." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today asked U.S. Coast Guard officials to join him   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Report Shows How GOP Health Tax Scheme Funnels Money to Big Banks and Insurance Companies While Sticking Families with High Costs New Brief From Committee Minority Staff Reveals UnitedHealth Group Subsidiary As Largest Operator of Health Savings Accounts in the Nation Tax-Preferred Savings Accounts Are Not a Replacement for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Public Charge Rule Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration released new rules on "public charge" restrictions. "Donald Trump is continuing his profoundly destructive campaign against hardworking Americans and the economy," Wyden said.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on the Epstein Bill's Passage and Treasury's Epstein File Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the passage of the Epstein bill and the bank records that remain hidden at the Treasury Department: "If Trump and Bondi are cooking up some harebrained scheme to slow-w  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch, Balint Introduce End Rent Fixing Act to Crack Down on Companies Using Algorithms to Illegally Raise Rents * Klobuchar, Booker, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Smith, Kim, Shaheen, Fetterman, Sanders, and Whitehouse Cosponsor Bill to Strengthen Enforcement and Lawsuits Against Companies That Allow Landlords to Collude on Rent Prices Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Sen. Peter Welch,   more