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U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Sponsors Bill to End Cruel Treatment of Children in Camps at Mexican Border

Improving health, safety and oversight would keep migrant children safe and help “hold this monstrous administration accountable,” says Ron Wyden.

Murmurs: Merkley Unveils Wildfire Plan

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

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.

Merkley Has Sharp Words for Decision to Repeal Obama-era Regulations on Payday Loan Companies

“Let’s call it for what it is: a payday predator protection plan.”

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Still Leads The Charge In The Fight Against ICE, DHS, And Aggressive Immigration Enforcement

“Compelling new evidence has emerged revealing that high-level Department of Homeland Security officials were secretly and actively developing a new policy and legal framework for separating families as far back as December 2017,” Merkely wrote in a letter to the FBI.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley Appears to Concede He Can’t Run for President and Senator on the Same Ballot in 2020

Merkeley tweeted out a response to a WW story, saying he’s “completely fine” with no change in the law.

We Asked Oregon’s Top Democrats: Should Jeff Merkley Be Allowed to Run for the U.S. Senate and the Presidency Simultaneously?

Merkley has been informally testing support in Salem for scrapping the law that restricts his ascent.

Murmurs: State Rules Tribe May Build Fishing Platform at Willamette Falls

In other news: Merkley’s bid to change Oregon law rankles some.

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