Us Senator Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., condemned a decision by the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to allow the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deny visas and green cards to certain immigrants who use key safety net programs, including Medicaid […]

By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon, The state of Oregon has paid $4.1 billion in unemployment claims since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but the acting director of the Oregon Employment Department faced criticism for delays in issuing payments to claimants, according to a KPTV report. Since the novel coronavirus shut down […]

US Chamber of Commerce Release, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce applauded House passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (H.R. 2694), which was approved by a vote of 329 – 73, including 103 Republicans. This legislation would clarify an employer’s obligation to accommodate a pregnant employee or applicant with a […]

Photo: Left: Bar West, Portland, Right: Ruddick Wood, Newberg. By Oregon Small Business Association As wildfires rage across Oregon, restaurants—already struggling after shutdowns from the coronavirus pandemic—have stepped forward to feed firefighters, evacuees and others in need. Malka, a crowd-funded eccentric restaurant, has offered free rice and vegetable bowls to […]

Dr. Eric Fruits, Cascade Policy Institute President Trump is frequently accused of lying. But he doesn’t have a monopoly on falsehood. Look around the Portland region and you’ll see our local politicians lying to us. We live in our own Pinocchio-land. Metro’s “Get Moving 2020” ballot measure is a $5.2 […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, – In Molalla a man was arrested for breaking into a towing company and then stealing a utility terrain vehicle from a local school. – Two men in a van were spotted in both evacuated cities of Detroit and Gates and tried to flee police […]

The National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, announced that it will consider S. 178, the Delivering Immediate Relief to America’s Families, Schools, and Small Businesses Act an NFIB Key Vote for the 116th Congress in a letter […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office Economic Analysis There continues to be a robust discussion around pandemic migration and working from home. Following our office’s most recent forecast for population growth, in addition to our updated report on Working from Home and new outlook for housing, I wanted to circle back […]

Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader, The United States House of Representatives returned for an emergency Saturday session to pass the Delivering America Act, of which Rep. Schrader was a cosponsor. This legislation will provide $25 billion in critical dollars that will fully fund the United States Postal Service. “Increases in delayed […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Cascade Policy Institute While much of the region is stuck at home under the governor’s “stay home, stay safe” order, the Metro regional government is charging ahead with a $7 billion “T2020” transportation package focused on an expensive and unneeded light rail line. Unlike Metro’s recently […]