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Wyden: Senate backs timber money for counties; unsure about House
Oct 5, 2011 at 9:47 PM
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon says he's got enough backing in the U.S. Senate to pass a bill renewing special payments to rural timber counties in 41 states hurt by a decline in logging on federal lands.

Timber payments expire with no fix in sight
Sep 30, 2011 at 7:31 PM
A federal law that has sent billions of dollars to schools and counties in timber country is expiring, and there is no clear picture of what lies ahead.

Senate confirms former Coos County Prosecutor to post
Sep 28, 2011 at 1:42 AM
Amanda Marshall was nominated last year by President Barack Obama to fill the role of U.S. Attorney for Oregon, but it needed to be confirmed by the Senate. They finally did so this week.

DeFazio on BLM lands: Leave some forests alone but log others
Aug 30, 2011 at 1:15 AM
Congressman Peter DeFazio said it is time to generate more logging revenues off of Bureau of Land Management lands in Oregon, especially as federal payments to timber counties are set to expire.

Jordan Cove LNG project may become import/export terminal
Jul 20, 2011 at 2:00 AM
Backers of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG Import Terminal in Coos Bay, are seeing renewed hope in the project after serious consideration is given to the idea of exporting natural gas.

Congress sends terrorism-fighting bill to Obama
May 27, 2011 at 4:10 AM
Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists.

Senator Wyden touts Tax Reform at Town Hall
Apr 26, 2011 at 2:14 AM
Taking his message to the people and getting several of theirs in return, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden made his annual trek to the South Coast for a pair of town hall meetings on Saturday.

Filibuster lives: Senate rejects changes in rules
Jan 28, 2011 at 4:15 PM
The filibuster lives on. The Senate voted overwhelmingly late Thursday to reject efforts to change its rules to restrict the blockades that have sown gridlock and discord in recent years on Capitol Hill.

Oregon senator to have prostate cancer surgery
Dec 17, 2010 at 2:22 AM
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement Thursday the cancer is in its early stage and that he expects "a full and speedy recovery."

Central Oregon explores opening airspace to aerial drones
Dec 1, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Aerial drones could begin flying test runs over remote areas of Central Oregon in the near future, if a proposal to open a military operations area to the testing gets federal approval.

Marshall Plan could lead to prosecuting even bigger cases
Nov 18, 2010 at 2:35 AM
A one-time Assistant District Attorney in Coos County is now awaiting Senate confirmation to reach the title of U.S. Attorney. The White House nominate Amanda Marshall to serve as U.S. Attorney for Oregon.

Sen. Wyden looks to surge South Coast economy
Nov 12, 2010 at 10:02 PM
With the election behind U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, he's now turning his focus back towards the issues of Oregonians, and wrappings up his Town Hall meetings along the South Coast this week.

Wu fends off challenge to win 7th term
Nov 3, 2010 at 3:48 AM
Democratic Rep. David Wu has fended off a challenge from Republican business owner Rob Cornilles to win a seventh term in office in Oregon's 1st District in the U.S. House.

Wyden holds Senate seat
Nov 3, 2010 at 3:08 AM
Democrat Ron Wyden held onto his Senate seat to take a third full term in office, easily holding off a challenge from a Republican candidate who had largely financed his own campaign.

Feds offer loan guarantee for Ore. wind farm
Oct 9, 2010 at 8:38 PM
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday offered support for a major wind energy project planned for the Columbia Plateau in Eastern Oregon.