After almost two-year lapse, Oregon counties get nearly $100 million from Secure Rural Schools

Most Oregon counties are set to receive nearly $100 million from the federal Secure Rural Schools Act after Congress let funding for the 25-year-old program lapse for almost two years. The U.S. Forest Service and Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both Democrats, announced the state would get $48.6 million in the current […]