Greg Walden News

The U.S. House of Representatives has included $350,000 in an appropriations bill to complete the design for a visitor education center on the rim of Crater Lake.

PORTLAND, Ore. Columbia Square, a 313,000 square foot office building and flagship property in the Melvin Mark Companies real estate portfolio, has been awarded 4 Globes by the Green Building Initiative for achievements in green design and sustainable operations.

Which led to a a fascinating conversation about issues, personalities, leadership styles, etc.

Oregona s Second District Congressman is back in his district again this weekend.

A 6/27/2009 - Bend by Matt McDonald A Less than twenty four hours after voting no in Washington on Friday's energy bill U.S. Congressman Greg Walden was back in Oregon, making a stop at the KOHD Studio to discuss his vote.

Daily Kos/Research 2000 has out a fairly thorough set of polling on the 2010 Oregon governor's race , which yet remains far from filling in clear contours.

Biomass in the form of wood chips is piled high at the D.R. Johnson Company timber operation in Prairie City.

R2000 Oregon Governor Poll: Everything old is new again! Carla Axtman The good folks over at the Daily Kos operation have released a new poll on the Oregon Governor's race from their Research 2000 service.

Reducing carbon doesn't have to put mainstream Oregon at risk from Wall Street sharks.

The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 has cleared its first major hurdle by passing unanimously out of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Oregon soldiers will find it easier to avoid repossessions, keep their jobs, stay in college, get a home loan and spend time with their families because of the 2009 Legislature.

The House Thursday conducted a raucous, marathon series of 53 roll-call votes on the $64.4 billion fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, forcing the delay and cancellation of House committee hearings and markups before the bill was approved, 259-157, and the chamber recessed amid a circus-like atmosphere.

A federal trade commission wants to put the brakes on Chinese tires flooding the U.S. market.

It was a record-breaking, bedraggled day on the floor of the House of Representatives.

The Rothenberg Report presently rates the Oregon gubernatorial race as "Safe Democrat."A But a new poll from Moore Information casts some doubt on this rating.A It finds Congressman Greg Walden trailing former Governor Kitzhaber and Representative Peter DeFazio by only four points, and leading Ex-Secretary of State Bill Bradbury by four points.

I guess it's my day to write about polls. Republican pollster Bob Moore has a new survey saying that fellow Republican Congressman Greg Walden starts out as a strong competitor to either former Democratic Gov.

A state-by-state list of General Motors Corp.'s dealerships whose franchise agreements are not expected to be renewed by GM by fall 2010.

"GM dealer Bob Thomas takes his case to D.C., but will it help?" Views: more photos Bob Thomas, the owner of Bob Thomas Car Co., Bend's only General Motors dealership, testified Friday before a U.S. House subcommittee in Washington, D.C. Thomas gets to keep his GM sign up until October 2010, but “I don't have an opportunity to be a ...

The push by low-power FM proponents to drop third-adjcacent channel protections for full-power stations, thus allowing more LPFMs on the dial, is gaining more attention from Congress.

House lawmakers put executives from General Motors and Chrysler in the hot seat today as they questioned the wisdom of closing auto dealerships around the country .