Senate OKs Oregon Timber County Payments Extension

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised the Senate’s move Tuesday night to extend a lifeline to rural Oregon communities with final passage of a two-year renewal of the Secure Rural Schools program. “This extension ends months of uncertainty for Oregon’s rural communities,...

Oregon Senator Announces Hearing On O&C Lands Bill

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced the Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the O&C Lands Act of 2013 on February 6. The bill will double the timber harvest on O&C Lands in 18 Oregon counties, giving mills and rural communities a...