Youth Activists Demand Metro Remove Highways From its Transportation Bond

For the past month, high school students have been showing up at meetings of the regional government Metro, which is preparing to present voters with a massive transportation bond in 2020.

Trump Administration to Close Oregon Forest Service Job Training Center Ahead of Wildfire Season: “It’s a Slap in the Face”

On Friday, May 24, the Trump Administration announced it will close nine Forest Service vocation centers in Oregon and around the nation that train disadvantaged youth in wildfire fighting and other rural jobs.

Murmurs: Merkley Unveils Wildfire Plan

In other news: Tenant screening plan might survive court challenge.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Proposes Legislation to Address Damage to Coral Reefs From Sunscreen

Senator Jeff Merkely (D-Oregon) today introduced legislation aimed at protecting coral reefs from sunscreen chemicals.

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley Join Call for Equal Pay for National Women’ Team Soccer Players

Murmurs: Jeff Merkley Isn’t Running for President

In other news: Oregon settles a lawsuit over the Elliott State Forest.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Won’t Run for President in 2020

No Oregonian has run for president since U.S. Sen. Wayne Morse in 1960.

Jeff Merkley Worries Republicans Could Target His Senate Seat If He Runs for President

Merkley seems to have more faith in Oregon Republicans than about anyone else.