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Ukrainian refugees and their families in the Portland region fear a Russian invasion of their homeland will kill relatives who still live there and destroy the country's emerging democracy. Oregon First District Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is among local leaders supporting sanctions against Russia.

Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici wrote that the U.S. Forest Service's climate plan and 10-year wildfire strategy of hazardous fuel treatments and prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risks also must recognize the climate crisis and expand to include plans for mature and old-growth forests.

On Oregon's 163rd birthday, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici fielded questions on topics ranging from the arts and school lunch to sex education and mask mandates at a virtual meeting with Warrenton High School students.

Gov. Kate Brown and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici

Quality careers have the power to transform lives, families and our economy. Unfortunately, not everyone has equal access to the pathways that lead to the good-paying, in-demand careers we need to fill. Oregon has long faced a skills gap, and the pandemic made it even more clear that our workforce system is not accessible for everyone. Many Oregonians lost their jobs in the past two years, with communities of color, rural communities, and people with low incomes hit the hardest.

Intel's decision to site its multibillion-dollar factory expansion in Ohio rang alarm bells across Oregon last month. In response, more than two dozen of the state's top political and business leaders have joined a task force aiming at renewing Oregon's chip industry. In addition to chairs Wyden, Pope and Brown, the task force's roster includes Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley.