AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Sprague River 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/sprague-river-or 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/sprague-river-or https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:26:19 -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 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today his first round of in-person town halls in 2023. https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-announces-first-inperson-town-halls-of-2023-31515451-tigard-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-announces-first-inperson-town-halls-of-2023-31515451-tigard-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Portland, OR—Colt Gill, Director of the Oregon Department of Education, to Retire After Legislative Session [Portland, OR] — Today https://www.americantowns.com/news/governorelect-tina-kotek-announces-new-education-policy-staff-new-behavioral-health-director-at-oregon-health-authority-31516195-portland-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governorelect-tina-kotek-announces-new-education-policy-staff-new-behavioral-health-director-at-oregon-health-authority-31516195-portland-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Portland, OR—Announcement includes Deputy Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and Directors to Lead Communications, Legislative Affairs and Racial https://www.americantowns.com/news/governorelect-tina-kotek-announces-senior-staff-to-join-administration-31516196-silverton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governorelect-tina-kotek-announces-senior-staff-to-join-administration-31516196-silverton-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—[Salem, OR] Today Tina Kotek was sworn in as the 39th Governor of the State of Oregon. After taking the oath of office, Governor https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-her-first-actions-to-address-housing-and-homelessness-crisis-in-inaugural-address-31516194-bandon-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-announces-her-first-actions-to-address-housing-and-homelessness-crisis-in-inaugural-address-31516194-bandon-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $198,668 is coming to Oregon from the U.S. Bureau of https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-nearly-200000-coming-to-oregon-for-water-efficiency-projects-31516809-pendleton-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/merkley-wyden-announce-nearly-200000-coming-to-oregon-for-water-efficiency-projects-31516809-pendleton-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley—a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee—issued the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-ushonduras-strategic-human-rights-dialogue-merkley-issues-statement-denouncing-human-rights-abuses-and-urging-us-to-strengthen-anticorruption-prorights-agenda-31516813-prineville-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/ahead-of-ushonduras-strategic-human-rights-dialogue-merkley-issues-statement-denouncing-human-rights-abuses-and-urging-us-to-strengthen-anticorruption-prorights-agenda-31516813-prineville-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Salem, OR—[Salem, OR] — On her first full day in office today, Governor Tina Kotek signed three executive orders aimed at tackling the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-officially-declares-homelessness-state-of-emergency-signs-executive-order-to-increase-housing-construction-31516925-coos-bay-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-tina-kotek-officially-declares-homelessness-state-of-emergency-signs-executive-order-to-increase-housing-construction-31516925-coos-bay-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, DC –Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) released the following statement after being sworn in as a member of the https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-sworn-in-for-6th-full-term-in-congress-31517034-corvallis-or.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bonamici-sworn-in-for-6th-full-term-in-congress-31517034-corvallis-or.html Government and Politics Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 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 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600