/tags/ron-wyden Ron Wyden en-US Copyright Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:53:30 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-24/wyden-meets-with-phoenix-high-school-students-who-get-tough-on-topics Oregon Senator Ron Wyden met with high school students in Phoenix Thursday to take their hard-pressing questions on the environment, education and more. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 23:53:30 GMT /politics-government/2024-10-24/wyden-meets-with-phoenix-high-school-students-who-get-tough-on-topics Roman Battaglia /housing/2024-07-18/senator-wyden-pushes-housing-affordability-bills-after-supreme-court-decision Wyden held a press conference on Thursday in Grants Pass to highlight two bills he’s introduced that he says would help create more affordable housing in the state. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:37:58 GMT /housing/2024-07-18/senator-wyden-pushes-housing-affordability-bills-after-supreme-court-decision Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2023-08-22/wyden-merkley-press-medicaid-administrator-on-oregon-automatic-voter-registration-expansion A new state law will automatically add Medicaid recipients to state voter rolls, but only if the federal government allows the Oregon Health Authority to share data. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:50:53 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-22/wyden-merkley-press-medicaid-administrator-on-oregon-automatic-voter-registration-expansion Julia Shumway /law-and-justice/2023-05-26/wyden-targets-rogue-judges-with-fair-courts-act Litigants who seek judges predisposed to rule in their favor – or “judge shopping” - is being addressed in new legislation. Fri, 26 May 2023 12:28:18 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-05-26/wyden-targets-rogue-judges-with-fair-courts-act Brian Bull /politics-government/2023-03-13/wyden-rosenblum-vow-to-fight-expected-ruling-this-week-against-abortion-pill Oregon’s senior U.S. senator and the state’s attorney general, both Democrats, say they will do everything possible to keep the abortion pill on the market. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 12:36:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-03-13/wyden-rosenblum-vow-to-fight-expected-ruling-this-week-against-abortion-pill Lynne Terry /politics-government/2023-03-08/wyden-blumenauer-try-again-to-export-oregon-mail-voting-automatic-registration-to-rest-of-us Oregon’s senior senator and congressman are renewing their efforts to expand the mail voting system Oregon pioneered more than two decades ago to the rest of the nation. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 14:18:10 GMT /politics-government/2023-03-08/wyden-blumenauer-try-again-to-export-oregon-mail-voting-automatic-registration-to-rest-of-us Julia Shumway /politics-government/2023-02-16/oregon-sen-wyden-calls-on-fda-to-ignore-expected-federal-court-decision-to-ban-abortion-pills-nationwide Using harsh language to describe what he sees as a political strategy by right-wing ideologues, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said Thursday that a ruling banning access to mifepristone would not be legitimate. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 23:08:42 GMT /politics-government/2023-02-16/oregon-sen-wyden-calls-on-fda-to-ignore-expected-federal-court-decision-to-ban-abortion-pills-nationwide Lillian Mongeau Hughes, Amelia Templeton /politics-government/2022-10-27/newly-un-redacted-report-shows-how-feds-politicized-response-to-2020-portland-protests An internal Department of Homeland Security report assessing the agency’s intelligence collection on Portland racial justice protesters in 2020 has been released nearly in its entirety. A heavily redacted version of the report was released in 2021. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:43:21 GMT /politics-government/2022-10-27/newly-un-redacted-report-shows-how-feds-politicized-response-to-2020-portland-protests Jonathan Levinson /politics-government/2022-06-28/wyden-urges-action-on-wildland-firefighter-pay-increase A challenging fire season this year could be even harder with a firefighter shortage and a delayed pay raise. Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:25:28 GMT /politics-government/2022-06-28/wyden-urges-action-on-wildland-firefighter-pay-increase Roman Battaglia /health-and-medicine/2022-01-26/wyden-pushes-to-change-rules-barring-some-people-from-donating-blood The American Red Cross and Bloodworks Northwest say there’s an unprecedented shortage of lifesaving blood in the region. Oregon’s senior U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is calling for a rule change to make more people eligible to give blood. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:03:19 GMT /health-and-medicine/2022-01-26/wyden-pushes-to-change-rules-barring-some-people-from-donating-blood Rachael McDonald