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DOR’s Salem Call Center and Payment Center will be closed June 22

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 18, 2023

The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Tax Services Call Center and Payment Center will be closed until 1 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2023 for staff training.

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Wyden, Colleagues Continue Fight to Improve Mental Health Services for Students

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on June 13 that he and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would strengthen school-based mental health services for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Merkley Hearing to Examine Impacts of Plastic on Environmental Justice Communities

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 18, 2023

Next in Series of Hearings Investigating Plastic Production and Pollution

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Department of Revenue’s Portland, Gresham offices to be closed June 22

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 17, 2023

The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Portland and Gresham regional offices will be closed Thursday, June 22, 2023 for staff training.

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Governor Tina Kotek Visits Clatsop, Tillamook Counties on One Oregon Listening Tour

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 17, 2023

Stops 14 and 15 included visits to Astoria, Seaside, and Tillamook

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Wyden, Merkley: More than $1.2 Million to Oregon to Advance Wood Product Innovation in Resilient, Sustainable Construction Materials

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 17, 2023

Projects also help to restore healthy forests and reduce wildfire risk.

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Wyden, Merkley: More Than $1.2 Million to Oregon to Advance Wood Product Innovation in Resilient, Sustainable Construction Materials

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 17, 2023

Projects also help to restore healthy forests and reduce wildfire risk

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Department of Revenue’s Bend office to be closed June 22

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Bend regional office at 951 SW Simpson Avenue will be closed Thursday, June 22, 2023 for staff training.

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Governor Tina Kotek Makes First Judicial Appointment

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Governor Kotek Appoints Matthew Muenchrath to Coos County Circuit Court

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Wyden To Hold Seven Town Halls in Eastern Oregon

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Town halls from June 23-27 will be in Malheur, Harney, Grant, Baker, Union, Wallowa and Wheeler counties

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Merkley Announces June Town Halls

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced on June 9 he is continuing to hold in-person town halls in 2023 with community conversations in three Oregon counties in June: Klamath, Lake, and Deschutes Counties.

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Oregon Finalizes Opioid Settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

State will receive nearly $220 million more for opioid crisis response

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Oregon Heritage Commission Awards Grants To Museum Projects

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $77,582 in grants to 12 museums throughout the state as part of the Oregon Museum Grant program.

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Wyden, Whitehouse, Sanders Launch Investigation into Major Insurance Companies’ Climate Risk Evaluation, Fossil Fuel Support

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and fellow Senate Budget Committee members Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on June 9 launched an investigation into how the U.S. insurance industry evaluates climate-related risks, decides to invest in or underwrite fossil fuel expansion projects that drive such risks, and prices policies that insure such projects.

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Committee Meets Virtually June 26 And 27 To Review Local Government Grant Applications For Recreation Projects

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

The Local Government Grant Program Advisory Committee will hold public meetings to review grant applications 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., June 26 and 27 via Zoom.

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Wyden, Merkley: $1 Million to Oregon State University to Study Effects of Fire on Mass Timber

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on June 9 announced that Oregon State University will receive $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to study the effects of fire on mass timber products to determine sustainability for their increased use in new construction.gbfb

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Merkley, Wyden Announce $500,000 for Air Quality Monitoring and Improvements to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 14, 2023

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health.

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Merkley, Wyden Announce $500,000 for Air Quality Monitoring and Improvements to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is awarding $500,000 to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) for air monitoring to improve public health.

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Tanker Spill Cleanup Along Highway 38 Slowing Traffic Near Drain

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

The ongoing cleanup of a fuel tanker spill along Highway 38, about six miles west of Drain, will slow traffic for at least a week.

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Merkley, Sullivan Announce Committee Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Vital Importance of the Mekong River, Mekong-united States Partnership

By Beaver State News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 9, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Alaska’s U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan announced their bipartisan resolution bringing awareness to the environmental, humanitarian, and economic issues facing the Mekong River cleared a key hurdle by passing the Senate Foreign Relations Committee