AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Shaniko Oregon. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/shaniko-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/shaniko-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Thu, 07 Nov 2024 09:50:37 -0600 The Final Fly-Around Betsy completed her final statewide fly-around with campaign stops in Springfield, Medford, Bend and Pendleton this week. https://www.americantowns.com/news/betsy-brigade-news-november-6-2022-31486076-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/betsy-brigade-news-november-6-2022-31486076-portland-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-joins-pelosi-congressional-delegation-to-cop27-in-egypt-31488736-beaverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-joins-pelosi-congressional-delegation-to-cop27-in-egypt-31488736-beaverton-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Key Takeaway The combination of Oregon’s new voting laws, the trend toward later voting, and a surge in volunteer efforts in the final ten days https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-memo-early-returns-on-election-night-are-unlikely-to-tell-the-full-story-31489081-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/media-memo-early-returns-on-election-night-are-unlikely-to-tell-the-full-story-31489081-portland-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bentz, LaMalfa Release Statement on FERC Decision Regarding Klamath Dams WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Reps. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) Doug LaMalfa https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-lamalfa-release-statement-on-ferc-decision-regarding-klamath-dams-31493191-rainier-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bentz-lamalfa-release-statement-on-ferc-decision-regarding-klamath-dams-31493191-rainier-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After Oregon – along with Alabama, Tennessee, and Vermont – passed ballot measures to strip antiquated language https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-oregon-three-additional-states-end-slavery-in-all-forms-now-is-time-for-federal-action-31489499-gresham-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-oregon-three-additional-states-end-slavery-in-all-forms-now-is-time-for-federal-action-31489499-gresham-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Portland, OR – Ahead of Veterans Day, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today announced his office is taking part in the Library of https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-partners-with-the-veterans-history-project-to-preserve-and-share-oregon-veterans-stories-of-service-31489497-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-partners-with-the-veterans-history-project-to-preserve-and-share-oregon-veterans-stories-of-service-31489497-portland-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced details of her upcoming travel to Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-U.S. Trade Forum 2022. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-to-build-partnerships-at-vietnamus-trade-forum-2022-31489565-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-to-build-partnerships-at-vietnamus-trade-forum-2022-31489565-salem-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR— (posted from Hanoi, Vietnam) — Governor Kate Brown today is exercising her executive authority under ORS Chapter 401 in https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-issues-executive-order-to-help-hospitals-health-care-workers-address-rise-in-pediatric-cases-of-rsv-hospitalizations-31490099-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-issues-executive-order-to-help-hospitals-health-care-workers-address-rise-in-pediatric-cases-of-rsv-hospitalizations-31490099-salem-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today joined colleagues from both parties to introduce legislation that would hold https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-colleagues-introduce-bill-that-would-safeguard-veterans-filing-benefit-claims-31490811-sunriver-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-colleagues-introduce-bill-that-would-safeguard-veterans-filing-benefit-claims-31490811-sunriver-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bill would crack down on ‘ghost networks’, which are improperly listed by health plans as taking new patients or in-network Washington, https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-smith-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-mental-health-care-coverage-hold-insurance-companies-accountable-31490814-hermiston-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-smith-introduce-legislation-to-strengthen-mental-health-care-coverage-hold-insurance-companies-accountable-31490814-hermiston-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—(posted from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) — Governor Kate Brown today issued the following statement on the state’s November https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-statement-on-november-revenue-forecast-31491507-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kate-brown-statement-on-november-revenue-forecast-31491507-salem-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announce a total of $ 5,041,495 million from the National Fish and https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-5-million-to-northwest-tribes-to-restore-sockeye-salmon-habitat-connectivity-at-the-wallowa-lake-dam-31491589-astoria-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-5-million-to-northwest-tribes-to-restore-sockeye-salmon-habitat-connectivity-at-the-wallowa-lake-dam-31491589-astoria-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 The Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act would ensure law enforcement can more effectively trace stolen converters and address these thefts https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-klobuchar-announce-legislation-to-combat-rising-catalytic-converter-theft-31491594-milwaukie-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-klobuchar-announce-legislation-to-combat-rising-catalytic-converter-theft-31491594-milwaukie-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Legislation will be the first piece of standalone federal marijuana reform enacted since the Controlled Substance Act of 1971 WASHINGTON, https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenauer-praises-senate-passage-of-the-bipartisan-medical-marijuana-and-cannabidiol-research-expansion-act-calls-it-a-historic-breakthrough-31491768-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/blumenauer-praises-senate-passage-of-the-bipartisan-medical-marijuana-and-cannabidiol-research-expansion-act-calls-it-a-historic-breakthrough-31491768-portland-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley teamed up with Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Pramila Jayapal https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-bonamici-jayapal-team-up-to-introduce-legislation-to-protect-consumers-from-predatory-payday-lending-practices-31491767-beaverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-bonamici-jayapal-team-up-to-introduce-legislation-to-protect-consumers-from-predatory-payday-lending-practices-31491767-beaverton-or.html Government and Politics Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600