POTSDAM, Germany, Oct. 29 -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * "State of the climate" 2025: Earth's vital signs worsen, science shows options for livable future 22 of the planet's 34 vital signs are at record levels, with many of them continuing to trend sharply in the wrong direction. This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the climate" report. The report was prepared by an international coalition with contributi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Oct. 29, 2025: * * * How homeless advocacy became the plaything of reckless radicals The NGOs in the homeless industrial complex are spending money--and often a lot of tax dollars--on everything but obvious solutions. By Ken Braun In 2018, Grants Pass, Oregon, was providing homeless shelters in tandem with a city ordinance that prohibited camping on public property. This generous policy mix for a town of j more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Wyden, Merkley, and Bonamici Secure Release of Portland Mother After Months of Unlawful ICE Detention * PORTLAND, OR Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced that Jackie Merlos has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody following her prolonged and illegal detent more PR

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 27 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news release: * * * Gift from SOU alumni leads to partnerships in Ghana A couple who gained a global perspective and the academic foundation for success from their education at Southern Oregon University are funding a pilot project to provide similar opportunities for others, through a partnership between SOU and a pair of universities in the African country of Ghana. The program begins this academic year with Collab more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Inter-Agency Standing Committee Statement on Sudan: A Call for Urgent International Response * The disastrous humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to require urgent action. Two out of every three people need humanitarian aid. Nearly 12 million people have been forced to flee their homes since April 2023, including more than 4 million people who have sought safety in neighbour more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Backing Bills to Stand Up for Federal Workers During Republican Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said today they joined their Senate colleagues to co-sponsor two bills to pay all federal employees, federal contractors, and servicemembers during the ongoing Republican-led government shutdown. "President Trump and Congressional Republicans do more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following remarks on Oct. 28, 2025, urging his colleagues to terminate tariffs on essential items from Brazil: * * * Wyden Slams Trump Slapping Blanket Tariffs on Essential Items from Brazil I rise to support my colleagues Senator Kaine and Senator Paul on their joint resolution to terminate Donald Trump's order placing blanket tariffs on products Americans buy from Brazil. I'll start  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Slam Trump Administration for Increasing Costs of Air Travel * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to urge the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to reverse its decision to roll back consumer protections for airline passengers in Oregon and nationwide that built on the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act and kept costs low. Specifi more PR