SALEM, Oregon, May 23 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Increased clarity on striking worker benefits does not make policy better I would love to be talking this week about how we are going to fund schools in light of reduced Oregon revenue expectations or how we are going to address specific needs for special education and absenteeism. Instead, this week again dragged me into talks on Senate Bill 916, which would offer unemployme more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Press for Federal Support in Harney County's Flooding Recovery Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are calling on President Trump to urgently approve Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for Individual Assistance (IA) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support the Harney County community as they continue to recover from the worst flood more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle Push for Federal Disaster Declaration in Response to Severe Flooding Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), are calling for swift approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The push comes in response to devastat more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA unveils powerful convergence of AI and science with revolutionary Next-Generation Fire System technology Early success of AI-powered fire detection system is winning fans in firefighting community Less than a year after being evaluated in NOAA's Fire Weather Testbed, the automated satellite fire detection capability of the experimental Next Generation Fire System offsi more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA's atmospheric river research: serving up data rain or shine A network of year-round observing stations help meteorologists forecast extreme rainfall events As the western United States heads into its traditional dry season, water managers are assessing how winter rains have helped replenish the region's reservoirs. The vast majority of precipitation that falls during t more PR