By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, In response to news that JPMorganChase is ceasing use of proxy advisory firms, Mike Flood, Senior Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement: “The Chamber commends JPMorganChase for ceasing use of proxy advisory firms in […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney, Press release, A grand jury in Oregon last returned a superseding indictment charging a mother and daughter from Tigard, Oregon, with 12-counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and forced labor. The indictment alleges that Marie Gertrude Jean Valmont, 67, and Yolandita Marie Andre, 31, […]

By Oregon Attorney General, Press Release, If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced two settlements with Lannett Company, […]

More than 100 associations join a coalition to support destroying sensitive data By NFIB, What it means: More than 100 trade associations joined a coalition urging the Treasury Department to destroy sensitive data from beneficial owners that was unconstitutionally collected and finalize the rule exempting US businesses from beneficial ownership […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, HB 4098 would add insurance to the Unlawful Trade Practices Act (UTPA). Oregon’s businesses are already struggling as they face higher costs on a variety of fronts, from real materials and labor to higher health care and business insurance costs. Now isn’t the time to […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, Pre-session poll: OBI on Friday released the results of a January voter survey conducted by DHM Research in advance of the 2026 legislative session. OBI commissioned this research to better understand what Oregonians see as the state’s most urgent challenges, with an emphasis on taxes, […]

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump — Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined […]

Policy and Rulemaking Updates By Oregon Business and Industry   House development concepts: From Jan. 13-15, the Legislature held informational committee meetings that provided a limited preview of some of the bills that will be introduced during the coming session. All were in draft form and will almost certainly change […]

By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 20, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB),the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, joined more than 100 trade associations in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent calling for an immediate purge of the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) database of […]

By Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Press Release, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici issued the following statement on her upcoming legislation to create a comprehensive framework to improve AI education and workforce readiness: Artificial intelligence is shaping how Americans learn, teach, work, and compete, but our education and workforce systems have not kept […]