WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Announces Town Hall Meetings in January and During State of the Union * WASHINGTON, DC [1/21/26] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced the details for two upcoming town hall meetings. The first town hall meeting will be held at Forest Grove High School on January 28 at 6 p.m. The second town hall meeting will be held virtually by phone during the State of the Union,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Votes to Protect Funding for Pregnancy Centers and Pregnant Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bentz (OR-02) on January 21st, voted YES on legislation supporting pregnant and parenting women and families: H.R. 6945, the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, and H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act. Together, these bills strengthen access to critical  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Votes Against DHS Funding Bill * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Act of 2026, which includes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Last summer, Republicans included a $75 billion increase in funding for ICE in the   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's MegaCast of the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T delivers 30.1 million viewers - the most-viewed college football game in 11 years * ESPN's presentation of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff delivered a blockbuster postseason across all 11 games, headlined by a thriller between No. 10 Miami and top-seeded Indiana that will go do  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board received a notification from Qorvo U.S. Inc. regarding proposed production activity at its facility in Hillsboro, Oregon. The company operates within Subzone 45K and submitted the request under federal regulations to manufacture high-tech semiconductor components and finished products. The finished products listed in the proposal include gallium arsenide and gallium nitride amplifier wafers, as well as inte  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Appoints Oregon State Forester * Salem, OR -Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she has appointed Kacey KC to serve as State Forester and Director of the Oregon Department of Forestry. KC would be the first woman appointed on a permanent basis to lead the agency in state history, pending Oregon Senate approval next month. "Kacey KC brings tenacity and a get-it-done style to he  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Responds to Legal Analysis on Transportation Repeal * Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued a statement in response to updated legal analysis from the Oregon Legislature concluding that repealing House Bill 3991 through legislative action would be unconstitutional and that the measure must instead be referred to voters. Earlier legal analysis relied on by the Legislature had concluded the  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Kylan Guerra Claims Evergreen Open Title, Takes Home Men's Wrestler of the Week Recognition Eastern Oregon's Kylan Guerra hauled in the NAIA Men's Wrestler of the Week award following his title in the 174-pound weight class at the Evergreen Open this past weekend. The sophomore swiftly navigated his competition at 174 pounds, claiming the Evergree  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Whitehouse, Warren, Kaine Sound the Alarm Over Trump Administration's Plan to End Affordable Student Loan Repayment Program * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island's U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Massachusetts' U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Virginia's U.S. Senator Tim Kaine today led their Senate colleagues to demand answers from U.S. Secretary of Educat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $2.1 Million Grant for Postsecondary Manufacturing Education at Central Oregon Community College * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $2,187,923 in federal funding is coming to Central Oregon Community College to boost its manufacturing postsecondary education program, expanding the pipeline of skilled workers to meet the need  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 23 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * OHSU Board Meeting Today Considered Primate Center Closure: PETA Statement Seattle - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo regarding public statements at the special Oregon Health & Science University board meeting today to consider the Oregon National Primate Research Center's report on its possible closure--a report   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Regulators Urged to Protect Waterways from Factory Farm Pollution * Salem, OR -To protect Oregonians from factory farm pollution, Center for Food Safety (CFS) submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Department of Agriculture yesterday arguing for additional monitoring and stronger safeguards against water pollution from concen  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Owner of Money Service Business Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison today for laundering money for drug traffickers in the Portland metropolitan area through her money service business La Popular. Bre  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Plans paused for older adult living community at SOU Southern Oregon University's project to create an older adult living community on its Ashland campus has been paused after one of the two companies being considered as partners with the university withdrew its response to SOU's request for proposal. SOU will take time to consider what potential partnerships may look like before possibly issuing a new req  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Larsen, Rep. Figures Opening Statements from Hearing on Regional Economic Commissions The following are opening remarks from Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Member of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement on Voting Against DHS and DoD Spending Bills * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement following her vote opposing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bills. "I voted against bills to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Def  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murkowski And Colleagues Lead on Legislation to Bolster Hydropower * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has introduced two new measures to help unleash hydropower and marine energy's full potential. The Fair Licensing for Operations of Water Structures (FLOWS) Act, which was introduced with Senator Angus King (I-ME), provides common sense permitting reform for hydropower an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Most U.S. Public Pensions Lag on Investing in Climate Solutions Needed to Protect Retirement Savings A new report released today by the Sierra Club finds that most major U.S. public pensions are failing to adopt climate-solutions investing strategies needed to protect workers' retirement savings from escalating climate-related financial risks. This kind of investing is   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 22 -- USA Softball issued the following news: * * * Top 50 Watch List revealed for 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year With the highly anticipated 2026 NCAA Division I Softball season approaching, USA Softball has officially announced the Top 50 Watch List (including ties) for the 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. This award recognizes outstanding athletic achievement among Division I collegiate softball players from across the nation.   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Troutdale Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Violate the Clean Water Act for Discharging 500,000 Gallons of Pollutants in Hillsboro A Troutdale, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty today in federal court for conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act by receiving and discharging industrial wastewater from a facility in Hillsboro, Oregon, to a sanitary sew  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins New Bill to Ensure Americans Aren't Footing the Bill for Big Data Centers * Legislation would require corporations-not the American people-to pay for data centers' expansion; take measures to protect grid reliability WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, recently joined U.S. Senator Chr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Paul Johansen, chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors": * * * Good afternoon, Chairwoman Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you   more