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Oregon’s Rep. Peter DeFazio eyes national infrastructure bill, looks to use earmarks

United States Capitol. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon U.S. House Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield), chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, told Punchbowl News he plans to introduce a five-year infrastructure and highway bill that authorizes a wide range of national projects.    What made this newsworthy prior to the prospective bill’s[Read More…]

Oregon Congressional delegation safe after Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

United States Capitol. File photo: Chas Hundley Violence erupted in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed into the U.S. Capitol, which just moments before had seen members of the U.S. Senate debating a challenge to Arizona’s electoral votes cast for President-Elect Joe Biden.  Videos[Read More…]

National dispatch: Five airtankers join Oregon fleet, Oregon is granted coronavirus disaster declaration by feds

United States Capitol. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus.  Feds grant Oregon disaster declaration The White House issued a disaster declaration in the state of Oregon on March 29, retroactive[Read More…]

National news dispatch: More than 50,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in U.S., Real ID rollout to be delayed

United States Capitol. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus, Oregon Health Authority resources, Washington County resources, Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus, OPB glossary of coronavirus terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus.  By the numbers: COVID-19 cases climb in the U.S. Diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. continue to climb, with the[Read More…]

National news dispatch: Impeachment proceedings to be televised, Wyden denounces Turkish government, diabetes awareness month

United States Capitol. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON D.C. – While we are a hyperlocal news source dedicated to covering the day-to-day happenings in our little corner of the world, we’ve been asked by many readers to include more news from a larger stage as it pertains to us. In our[Read More…]

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