WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, along with Merkley, Defends Community Engagement on Detroit Lake Drawdown Proposal * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) in requesting additional time for community engagement on the proposed drawdown of Detroit Lake. Specifically, the members called for a 45-day extension on the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Merkley Lead Colleagues in Urging Secretary Bessent to Reject Proposed Dollar Coin Designs Featuring Donald Trump * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) led seven Senate Democrats in a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling on him to reject the proposed designs for the Semiquincentennial dollar coin featuring the likeness   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Douglas County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Dealing and Felon in Possession of Firearms EUGENE, Ore.--A Douglas County, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison today for selling fentanyl and methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms. Glenn Allen Gearhart, 51, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison and five years of supe  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Epstein Survivors Announce Support for Wyden Bill That Would Force Treasury to Turn Over Epstein Bank Records Treasury Department's Epstein File Is Unaffected by the Legislation Congress Passed Last Month; Secretary Bessent Has Repeatedly Refused to Produce Epstein Bank Records for Investigation * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 2 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Human feelings influence beliefs about cat emotions and well-being, study shows * CORVALLIS, Ore. - People rated cats as having a more positive emotional state when shown indoors rather than outdoors, even those who believe cats should roam freely outside, a new study Link is external found. The study also found that other contextual factors, such as the color of cats' coats and a person's own emo  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Klobuchar, Heinrich, Colleagues: Trump Staffing Cuts at Forest Service Threatening Wildfire Prevention Efforts Across the U.S. * Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Ranking  more

SALEM, Oregon, Dec. 2 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * ODE is taking input on District Equity Committee rules * The 2025 Legislature, responding to education advocates' concerns, updated a 2021 law that required the formation of District Equity Committees. The new law, House Bill 2453, requires the committees to report to the superintendent, removes them from public meetings law and gives the superintendent responsibility for sele  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Wyden Statement on Repeal of Nursing Home Staffing Rule Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the Trump administration formally repealed the nursing home staffing rule finalized by the previous administration. "Thanks to Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, seniors are goin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Press DHS on Obstruction of Congressional Visits to Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to question the Department of Homeland Security about obstruction of congressional access to detention facilities. "Obstructing Congressional access to immigration detention facilities violates Federal law and undermines Congre  more