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July 31, 2023 - Local hospitals costs surge, revenue delcines

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Despite slight improvements, Oregon’s 62 community hospitals continue to lose money, as shown by statistics from Apprise Health Insights, which is part of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Numbers show the state’s hospitals lost $414 million between the first quarter of […]


July 30, 2023 - Restaurants find way to donate excess food

Guest submission from Food Waste Stops with Me As originally featured at Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association website As a food service business, you have the power to create a positive impact in your community by donating your excess edible food to local food banks and pantries. Not only does […]


July 26, 2023 - Key takeaways from Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Universities’ Race-Conscious Affirmative Action Admissions Policies July 6, 2023 By Nik Soukonnikov Bullard Law, The Supreme Court struck down race-conscious affirmative action admissions policies used by Harvard and the University of North Carolina as contrary to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and […]


July 24, 2023 - Oregon receive $688 million for broadband

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, Oregon received more than $688 million to expand broadband into rural communities lacking affordable, high-speed internet. Business Oregon’s Broadband Office wants residents to share suggestions for expanding high-speed internet over the next five years under the federal Internet […]


July 20, 2023 - Vote nears for doctors forming union

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center may soon follow the lead of their counterparts in Medford by voting to join a union. Providence Medford doctors voted in April to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, and a […]


July 19, 2023 - Oregon AG reviews Session bills

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, With the conclusion of the 2023 Oregon Legislative session, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum commends the efforts of our legislators, their staff, and her DOJ policy team that yielded significant successes in an historically challenging session. Going into the legislative session, Rosenblum proposed legislation on several of […]


July 18, 2023 - Bonamici: Tenant Bill of Rights

Colleagues Lead New Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights U.S. Congresswoman, Suzanne Bonamici, Legislation would protect mobile homeowners and renters by setting minimum standards for tenants in Manufactured Housing This week, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal […]


July 17, 2023 - Portland looks for Baseball stadium location

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Baseball fans could flock to a re-envisioned Lloyd Center under a proposal to put a Major League Baseball stadium in the mall that opened in 1960, but owners of the landmark shopping center haven’t decided yet what its future holds. The fledgling mall in […]


July 13, 2023 - Businesses should prepare for more power outages

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Be Smart and Prepare for Power Outages – Oregon is experiencing longer and more intense wildfire seasons than ever before. Which is why businesses need to be prepared for potential wildfire and weather-related events as well as the power outages they may cause. ORLA […]


July 12, 2023 - Coin-machine scammer cost $715,000. Gets prison.

By US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A Las Vegas man was sentenced to federal prison Thursday for impersonating an employee of a coin-cashing company to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars in change from coin-cashing machines in multiple states. Richard Anthony Pena, 34, was sentenced to 48 months in […]