By Damon Runberg Oregon Employment Department Wages in Oregon have been on the rise over the past three years. From fourth quarter 2014 to fourth quarter 2017, the quarterly average wage (smoothed and adjusted for inflation) rose by around 6.7 percent (+$800 per quarter). This is seemingly good news, right? […]

By the Tax Foundation Since 1927 Key Findings – Portland, Oregon, is considering Measure 26-201 which, if adopted, would create a 1 percent gross receipts tax within the city limit. – The tax would apply to retailers with more than $1 billion in national sales and $500,000 in Portland-specific sales. […]

By Jim Miller, Here are eight unique voices on the various contributions Paul Allen made to the nation. How Paul Allen kept the Seahawks in Seattle From the Seattle Post Intelegencer “In 1997, only one person was willing to take the risk of owning an NFL team when the roof […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation A strong national economy—the strongest in decades—is reflected by growth in the West Coast states, which ranked among the top 12 in a study recently conducted by 24/7 Wall Street. While Colorado ranked first, Washington had the fifth fastest-growing economy while California was eighth […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association Oregon has a strong track record of enhancing tourism and creating thousands of jobs that trigger local economic growth while making Oregon a top travel destination. That is why we are supporting Measure 104 – it will ensure tax fairness for businesses and consumers. […]

By Oregon Employment Department, Oregon’s construction industry reached a record high number of jobs in recent months, employing nearly 110,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis. The industry added jobs steadily and rapidly in recent years, following a prolonged slump in 2009 through 2012, when employment remained near 70,000 for several […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation A woman who works for the Oregon Legislature as a researcher and analyst has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that she is paid less than her male counterparts with the same qualifications doing the same job. Cheyenne Ross, a lawyer who has worked for […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, America’s uninsured rate held essentially steady from 2016 to 2017, according to recently released U.S. Census Bureau figures. Oregon, however, one of the few states to see a significant uptick in the uninsured rate. Uninsured Oregonians make up 6.8 percent of the state’s population, […]

Congressman Peter DeFazio, “While I am still reviewing the text of the new trade deal, I am extremely disappointed that the Trump administration was unable to follow through on their promise to eliminate the damaging Chapter 19 provision that existed in the original North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA),” said […]

By National Retail Federation The National Retail Federation said a proposed new class action settlement, which purports to resolve claims that Visa and MasterCard set credit card swipe fees in a multi-billion dollar price-fixing scheme, largely resembles part of an agreement that both a federal appellate court and the retail […]