AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Fairview 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/fairview-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/fairview-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 11 Jan 2025 01:01:36 -0600 Salem, OR—Today Governor Tina Kotek announced key hires who will stand up a new Office of Public Administration within the Governor’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-key-hires-to-lead-new-office-of-public-administration-31518389-tigard-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-key-hires-to-lead-new-office-of-public-administration-31518389-tigard-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) today announced the creation of the Office of https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-hydesmith-announce-the-establishment-of-the-cdc-office-of-rural-health-31517537-sutherlin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-hydesmith-announce-the-establishment-of-the-cdc-office-of-rural-health-31517537-sutherlin-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues in urging the Biden administration to advance a https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-push-to-include-12-weeks-of-national-paid-family-and-medical-leave-in-president-bidens-budget-31518248-astoria-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-push-to-include-12-weeks-of-national-paid-family-and-medical-leave-in-president-bidens-budget-31518248-astoria-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced that six Oregon counties will receive 80 vouchers from the https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-oregon-housing-authorities-receive-more-than-900000-in-housing-vouchers-for-oregonians-with-disabilities-31518253-gresham-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-oregon-housing-authorities-receive-more-than-900000-in-housing-vouchers-for-oregonians-with-disabilities-31518253-gresham-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—Governor Tina Kotek is launching her new administration by setting ambitious goals for improving customer service and delivering on a https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kotek-sends-new-expectations-to-agency-leaders-31518392-hermiston-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kotek-sends-new-expectations-to-agency-leaders-31518392-hermiston-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week joined Senate colleagues to seek answers from Southwest Airlines for its mass flight https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-colleagues-demand-answers-from-southwest-airlines-for-holiday-meltdown-31518912-sunriver-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-colleagues-demand-answers-from-southwest-airlines-for-holiday-meltdown-31518912-sunriver-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Report Shows 40 Percent Drop in Effective Corporate Tax Rates in 2018, with One in Three Profitable Corporations Paying Zero Washington, D.C. — https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-sanders-new-gao-report-shows-corporate-windfall-from-2017-republican-tax-law-31518911-pendleton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-sanders-new-gao-report-shows-corporate-windfall-from-2017-republican-tax-law-31518911-pendleton-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced a total of $450,000 is coming to Oregon from the National https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-450000-coming-to-oregon-for-arts-and-local-cultural-organizations-31520276-prineville-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-450000-coming-to-oregon-for-arts-and-local-cultural-organizations-31520276-prineville-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 New map is crucial to pinpoint where lack of service must be addressed in rural parts of the state Washington, DC –  U.S. Senator Ron https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-feds-responsive-to-oregon-concerns-about-new-broadband-maps-31520278-wilsonville-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-feds-responsive-to-oregon-concerns-about-new-broadband-maps-31520278-wilsonville-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Portland, OR—Governor Tina Kotek pledged to take urgent action addressing community safety and livability issues, and in her first week in https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kotek-honors-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-joins-east-multnomah-county-community-clean-up-31520361-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-kotek-honors-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-day-joins-east-multnomah-county-community-clean-up-31520361-portland-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC  – Today Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Mark Takano (D-CA) introduced legislation to help college students https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-takano-introduce-bill-to-reduce-hunger-among-college-students-31520512-tualatin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-takano-introduce-bill-to-reduce-hunger-among-college-students-31520512-tualatin-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Wyden Investigation Reveals Surveillance Was Far Broader than Previously Known; Millions of Money Transfer Records Are Held by Arizona Nonprofit and https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-calls-for-doj-watchdog-to-investigate-mass-surveillance-of-money-transfers-31520947-troutdale-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-calls-for-doj-watchdog-to-investigate-mass-surveillance-of-money-transfers-31520947-troutdale-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) released the following statement after the United States hit https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-and-merkley-statement-on-need-to-avert-debt-default-31521667-sutherlin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/kaine-and-merkley-statement-on-need-to-avert-debt-default-31521667-sutherlin-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and former Representative Chris Cox, R-Calif., the original co-authors of Section 230, today https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-wyden-and-former-rep-cox-urge-supreme-court-to-uphold-precedent-on-section-230-31521670-sherwood-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-wyden-and-former-rep-cox-urge-supreme-court-to-uphold-precedent-on-section-230-31521670-sherwood-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Chavez-DeRemer Votes to Protect Infants Who Survive Abortion Attempts, Condemns Violence on Pro-Life Facilities WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori https://www.americantowns.com/news/chavezderemer-votes-to-protect-infants-who-survive-abortion-attempts-condemns-violence-on-prolife-facilities-31522740-redmond-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/chavezderemer-votes-to-protect-infants-who-survive-abortion-attempts-condemns-violence-on-prolife-facilities-31522740-redmond-or.html Government and Politics Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600