PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: * * * ACHS Launches Foundation to Support Community Wellness The American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has announced the official launch of the ACHS Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Foundation dedicated to expanding awareness and access to integrative health education and global sustainability practices. Rooted in ACHS's 45-year commitment to integrative health, the Foundatio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Appeals Court Upholds Denaturalization of Human Rights Violator and Former Bosnian Soldier Convicted of War Crimes * The Justice Department announced today that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a convicted Bosnian war criminal. Sammy Yetisen hid from immigration officia more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Puts Americans' Medical Debt Back on Credit Reports, Merkley, Williams, Correa Fight for Patients & Consumer Protections * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today partnered with U.S. Representatives Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Lou Correa (CA-46) to push back against recent efforts by the Trump Administration to roll back federal protections aiming to keep medical debt off more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * IPC Alert Warns Famine Is Unfolding in Gaza * Following today's release of a new IPC report on Gaza, Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D'Oyen McKenna says: "Today's IPC alert confirms what we've been urgently warning for months: famine is unfolding in Gaza. The deaths mounting now from hunger, malnutrition, and disease underscore that we've already crossed from warning into tragedy. Children  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Pushes to Protect Soil, Water Sources Used in Farming from Microplastics * Washington, D.C. - To close out his push throughout July to tackle the plastic pollution crisis, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today reintroduced his Research for Healthy Soils Act. This legislation would unlock federal funding at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service to conduct resear more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Cornyn Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Defend Vulnerable Uyghurs from Being Forcibly Returned to PRC * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Texas' U.S. Senator John Cornyn today teamed up to introduce new bipartisan legislation to impose sanctions on foreign government officials involved in the forced deportation of Uyghurs and other at-risk individuals to the People's Republi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Advocate for Affordable Child Care * As Republicans deliver massive tax breaks for billionaires and kick Americans off their health care, Democrats continue their fight to help families find and afford child care Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said today they cosponsored the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to ensure fa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $9.6 Million Heading to Oregon to Protect Forests and Advance Wood Product Innovation * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is investing $9,622,000 in 17 projects in Oregon to boost the creation of innovative wood products, develop more markets for uses of mass timber and renewable wood energy, a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Hoyle: Federal Disaster Relief Coming to Southern Oregon Flooding Recovery * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04) welcome the approval of Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's request for a Major Disaster Declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in response to devastating flooding and other damaging w more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 30 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * Public can now access wildfire monitoring camera network used by dozens of local first responder and safety agencies The Portland General Electric camera network spots potential wildfires early for enhanced firefighting and safety response * Portland, Ore. - For the first time, anyone can access PGE's wildfire camera network, https://portlandgeneral.wildfirewatch.com more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Delivers Remarks Congratulating the City of Beaverton * WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) spoke on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives to congratulate the City of Beaverton for being selected as one of 50 finalists in the 2025 Bloomberg Mayors Challenge. The City was selected because of their innovative idea on reimagining how they can develop affor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Wyden Bill to Release Unclassified Report on Phone Network Security Threats * CISA has Ignored Multiple Requests to Release Vital Information; Following China's Salt Typhoon Hack of US Networks, Americans Deserve to See Unclassified Report Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today unanimously passed legislation requiring the release of an unclassified report containing imp more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 30 -- UScellular issued the following news release: * * * UScellular Donating Mini Golf Courses to Boys & Girls Clubs of America The company is giving parts of its GUINNESS WORLD RECORDSTM Title holding golf hole to six Clubs * CHICAGO (July 29, 2025) - After setting a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Title for the longest temporary mini golf hole in the world, UScellular is donating the hole to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. The company is dividing the 507-foot hole into smal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls for Release of Unclassified Report on National Security Threats to U.S. Phone System * As prepared for delivery Watch a video of Wyden deliver his remarks here Since July 2022, I've repeatedly urged CISA to release an important, unclassified report by independent cybersecurity experts that the agency commissioned, titled "U.S. Telecommunications Insecurity 2022." Congress and the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Small Businesses from Trump Tariffs on Canada * Senator: "I heard firsthand from farmers, ranchers and others at my five open-to-all town halls this past weekend in Eastern Oregon as well as in other community conversations just how devastating this Trump tariff uncertainty has been" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he has more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Call for Large-Scale Expansion of Humanitarian Aid in Gaza, and Resumption of Diplomatic Efforts to Secure a Ceasefire and End the War * Senators lay out needed humanitarian and diplomatic next steps in letter to Middle East Special Envoy and Secretary of State after latest round of ceasefire talks faltered last week Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today joined 39  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Welch Lead Bill to Repeal Trump 'Sick Tax' and Big Pharma Handouts in 'One Big Beautiful Bill' * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Peter Welch, D-Vt., said today they have introduced legislation to repeal changes to Medicaid cost-sharing requirements and handouts to Big Pharma in the Republicans' reconciliation tax and spending bill. The Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act w more PR