Wyden, Merkley Introduce Bill to Extend Secure Rural School Funding

Wyden, Merkley introduce bill to extend secure rural school funding

On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined by their Idaho colleagues Republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Secure Rural Schools program for three years and…

WYDEN/MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO EXTEND SECURE RURAL SCHOOL FUNDING

October 1, 2026 9:30 a.m.  On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined by their Idaho colleagues Republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, both of Idaho, in introducing legislation that would extend funding for the Secure Rural Schools program for three years an

Idaho senators seek three-year Secure Rural Schools extension

The bipartisan bill would provide about $7 million a year to schools in Idaho's timber country.