WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Agility Robotics Inc., Salem, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce outlining the challenges posed by unfair trade practices from the Chinese robotics sector. The letter, submitted via regulations.gov, emphasizes the urgency of initiating tariffs on imported advanced robotics products to safeguard American manufacturers like Agility. Based in Salem, Oregon, Agility Robotics is renowned for its innovative humanoid robot, Digit, wh more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- BIOTRONIK SE and Co. KG, Berlin, Germany, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the exclusion of its cardio-renal management (CRM) products from any Section 232 tariffs. The company emphasizes that these duties would severely impact its operations and jeopardize patient care in the United States. BIOTRONIK argues that its innovative devices, which include implantable pacemakers and defibrillators, are essential for treating seriou more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Senators Demand Transparency, Accountability for Massive Rise in National Security Tariffs Senators Wyden, Welch, Shaheen, Padilla, Kaine, Hassan, Warner, Warnock, Coons and Cortez Masto Question Secretary Lutnick Over Unprecedented Use of National Security Tariffs * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Peter Welc more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Doernbecher Freestyle achieves fundraising record with six new collections designed by young OHSU patients Collection unveiling, auction raised $1.9 million to support life-saving care, leading-edge research at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital By Nicole Rideout Six young patient-designers revealed on Friday their personally designed Nike collections for the 21st Doernbecher Freestyle progr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Holds Senate Floor for 22 hours 37 minutes to Ring the Alarm Bells of Trump's Authoritarianism * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement after holding the Senate floor for 22 hours 37 minutes - the third longest in Senate history - to ring the alarm bells about the Trump Administration's authoritarian takeover of the country: "Trump's plan more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 24 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Stone tools trace Paleolithic Pacific migration A new analysis of stone tools offers strong evidence for the theory that ancient people from the Pacific Rim traveled a coastal route from East Asia during the last ice age to become North America's First Peoples, according to a paper published this week in the journal Science Advances. "This study puts the First Americans back into the globa more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Water Partnership Applauds Gov. Kotek's Executive Order to Promote Resilience of Communities and Natural Working Lands and Waters * (PORTLAND, OR - October 23, 2025) Governor Tina Kotek released an Executive Order today that aims to accelerate the adoption of strategies and actions to address significant challenges from a changing climate. More frequent and severe droug more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Donald Trump to Reinforce Opposition to West Bank Annexation * Senators press Trump to reinforce opposition to territorial annexation after Gaza ceasefire plan omits mention of West Bank Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to Israel's annexati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Donald Trump to Reinforce Opposition to West Bank Annexation * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues to urge Donald Trump to reinforce his stated opposition to Israel's annexation of territory in the West Bank amid the ongoing focus on implementing and sustaining the much-needed ceasefire in Gaza. Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. "We were deeply disturbed to hear th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Trump USDA to Immediately Release November SNAP Benefits * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide. "We were deeply disturbed to hear that  more PR