My work was very much about making NOAA more efficient,” said Kristen Don, who worked at the Newport center. “So, it’s a little bit ironic.”
Royce Daniels got a job offer as an easement specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture last October. About a month later, he was packing up and moving from Houston to Eugene. But at 7:30 p.m.
U.S. Reps. Maxine Dexter and Andrea Salinas were among the Oregon Democrats who walked out during President Donald Trump’s speech.
Several Oregon lawmakers, including Representatives Maxine Dexter and Andrea Salinas, left the House floor in protest during President Trump's first congressional address of his second term, citing his "wokeness" and actions that they believe are hurting working families.
Rep. Andrea Salinas and Rep. Maxine Dexter both posted on the social media platform X that they had left the House chamber as Trump addressed Congress.
Trump’s orders calling for expanding timber production on federal lands appear poised to kick off a new chapter in how Oregon's forests are managed.
Job losses at NOAA cover a spectrum of fisheries duties and could impact health, safety and economies on the Oregon coast.