AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Prospect 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/prospect-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/prospect-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:52:56 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced the city of Portland and Habitat for Humanity of Oregon have each https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-portland-and-habitat-for-humanity-of-oregon-earn-total-of-4-million-in-federal-healthy-homes-grants-31538214-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-portland-and-habitat-for-humanity-of-oregon-earn-total-of-4-million-in-federal-healthy-homes-grants-31538214-portland-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have introduced legislation that would support farmers and ranchers https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-introduce-bill-to-help-communities-in-the-klamath-basin-respond-to-severe-drought-31538216-tualatin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-introduce-bill-to-help-communities-in-the-klamath-basin-respond-to-severe-drought-31538216-tualatin-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Roseburg, OR—Today Governor Tina Kotek visited communities in Douglas County for the second stop of her “One Oregon Listening https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-visits-douglas-county-on-second-stop-of-one-oregon-listening-tour-31539304-roseburg-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-visits-douglas-county-on-second-stop-of-one-oregon-listening-tour-31539304-roseburg-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) announced her support for the Felony Murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act https://www.americantowns.com/news/chavezderemer-joins-efforts-to-deter-fentanyl-trafficking-protect-first-responders-31539647-oregon-city-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/chavezderemer-joins-efforts-to-deter-fentanyl-trafficking-protect-first-responders-31539647-oregon-city-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—Today, Governor Tina Kotek made the following statement in response to the first state revenue forecast of 2023. “As inflation https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-issues-statement-in-response-to-first-revenue-forecast-of-2023-31539721-salem-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-issues-statement-in-response-to-first-revenue-forecast-of-2023-31539721-salem-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced that three Oregon counties will benefit from a combined more than $5 https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-more-than-5-million-to-central-and-eastern-oregon-for-wildfire-prevention-projects-31540348-sunriver-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-more-than-5-million-to-central-and-eastern-oregon-for-wildfire-prevention-projects-31540348-sunriver-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-over-105-million-coming-to-oregon-for-public-housing-31540352-la-pine-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-over-105-million-coming-to-oregon-for-public-housing-31540352-la-pine-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ron Wyden https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-colleagues-urge-support-for-west-coast-fishermen-and-seafood-processors-31540360-troutdale-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-colleagues-urge-support-for-west-coast-fishermen-and-seafood-processors-31540360-troutdale-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that the Port of Brookings Harbor and the Oregon Department https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-over-54-million-coming-to-oregon-for-natural-disaster-recovery-31540374-canby-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-over-54-million-coming-to-oregon-for-natural-disaster-recovery-31540374-canby-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley this week announced Oregon will receive $18.9 million from the Bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-nearly-19-million-to-oregon-to-ensure-clean-drinking-water-in-rural-and-underserved-communities-31540378-sherwood-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-merkley-nearly-19-million-to-oregon-to-ensure-clean-drinking-water-in-rural-and-underserved-communities-31540378-sherwood-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 An estimated two-thirds of state medical boards violate Title II of the ADA with personal, taxing, and unnecessarily broad questions about https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-booker-and-merkley-urge-doj-to-protect-physician-health-privacy-and-hold-state-medical-boards-accountable-for-violations-of-the-american-disabilities-act-31540388-tualatin-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-booker-and-merkley-urge-doj-to-protect-physician-health-privacy-and-hold-state-medical-boards-accountable-for-violations-of-the-american-disabilities-act-31540388-tualatin-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said today they are urging https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-lujan-blumenthal-urge-transparency-for-delivery-service-junk-fees-31540391-beaverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-lujan-blumenthal-urge-transparency-for-delivery-service-junk-fees-31540391-beaverton-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., today asked McKinsey & Company to answer questions about https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-warren-call-out-mckinsey-on-its-role-directing-nonprofit-hospitals-exploitation-of-vulnerable-patients-31540396-roseburg-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-warren-call-out-mckinsey-on-its-role-directing-nonprofit-hospitals-exploitation-of-vulnerable-patients-31540396-roseburg-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and John Boozman, R-Ark., today lead 20 Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-rubio-durbin-and-boozman-lead-20-senate-colleagues-to-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-repression-of-iranian-bahai-31540401-hillsboro-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wyden-rubio-durbin-and-boozman-lead-20-senate-colleagues-to-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-condemning-repression-of-iranian-bahai-31540401-hillsboro-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced that a total of $732,920 in federal funding from the https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-over-732000-headed-to-the-klamath-tribes-to-expand-access-to-health-care-facilities-31540891-corvallis-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-over-732000-headed-to-the-klamath-tribes-to-expand-access-to-health-care-facilities-31540891-corvallis-or.html Government and Politics Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0600