A bill to increase prescribed burns in national forests is advancing in Congress. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden says it's an inexpensive way to reduce the size of wildfires.
Oregon’s senators are pushing legislation they say would protect the state’s hemp industry, after a provision was approved in November’s government funding bill outlawing all CBD products nationwide.
Last week, the Senate voted to end President Trump’s global tariffs, and Idaho senator Mike Crapo said that could have deep impacts on ongoing trade and tariffs efforts.
Several Democrat lawmakers are calling on the Administration to release millions of dollars that support educational opportunities for farmworker students.
They said the legislation would provide dedicated federal support to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires in Oregon and across the West, while also empowering communities to prepare for wildfires.