Specialty grants bear fruit and complaints - Capital Press, March 22, 2012Growers say money helps create new industry opportunities By STEVE BROWN Capital Press Onion growers in Oregon and Idaho have their sights set on the Asian export market, but they needed a way to ass... Read MoreDepoe Bay fears firework study results - The Daily Guard, March 21, 2012BY PATRICK ALEXANDER After a federal study recommended shifting Depoe Bay’s July 3 fireworks display due to the effect of noise on nesting seabirds, city councilors are hoping their U.S. senators and... Read MoreHouse Considers Egg Production Rules - Law & Industry Daily, March 19, 2012(LID) – Bipartisan-sponsored legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to enact a national standard for the humane treatment of egg-laying hens. House Resolution 3798 outlines a uniform ... Read MoreEgg Producers Push for Layer-hen Regs - HobbyFarms.com, March 19, 2012A House bill would increase living-condition standards for layer hens on large-scale farms, though many agriculture organizations argue it's not enough With a bill introduced earlier this winter, egg... Read MoreNAFCU Calls on SBA - Credit Union Times, March 19, 2012Fred Becker Wrote to SBA Administrator Karen Mills Asking for her Support of H.R. 4191 By Michelle A. Samaad In its latest push to gather support for increasing the member business lending cap, NAFCU... Read MoreWilderness bills get another chance in Congress - Wilderness.org, March 19, 2012[...] The Rogue Wilderness Expansion Act (S. 2001/H.R. 3436) -- introduced in the Senate by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and in the House by Rep. Peter DeFazio ... Read MoreCongressman Kurt Schrader Visits Willamette Academy - March 18, 2012On Monday, February 13th, Congressman Kurt Schrader spoke to Willamette Academy students and graduates, and Willamette University volunteers over breakfast at the Willamette Academy Annex. Willamette... Read MoreThe H&N View: If it comes, use county payments to help build a reserve fund - Herald and News, March 17, 2012Obviously it’s a good sign the U.S. Senate approved an extension of the federal county payments program that, since 2000, has helped rural Oregon counties provide public services such as law enforcem... Read MoreLetter: Cheers to bipartisan efforts - The Columbian, March 15, 2012Hooray for U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, whose first legislation, named the “Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012,” made it through a congressional committee. And equally important is t... Read MoreBill Aims to Simplify SBA Loan Process for CUs - Credit Union Times, March 14, 2012Under a new bill, a separate SBA loan approval and repurchase program would be established for credit unions. Introduced in early March, the Credit Union Small Business Lending Act (H.R. 4191), would... Read More |