Wall Street Journal Editorial: May 6 Even during a pandemic, California Democrats have unions to look after. See Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s lawsuit Tuesday against Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying drivers as independent contractors. The state’s blunderbuss law AB5 that Democrats passed last year sought to force businesses to […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis, I have a round-up of the latest economic data and our office’s thinking on the outlook. First, let’s talk about near-term sources of economic growth. I think most people have a good intuition on this, but our office is working to articulate […]

Oregon NFIB, From Anthony Smith, NFIB Oregon state director, on the release of the latest survey of NFIB small-business-owning members showing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) popular among small businesses, with 77% of owners reporting they have successfully submitted an application and 61% saying they’ve received the funds. “It’s welcome […]

Article originally featured in the Oregon Transformation Newsletter On April 7, Mike Fahey, CEO of Columbia Helicopters from 1999 to 2014, passed away after a short but brave battle with cancer at the age of 76. A native Oregonian, and graduate of Lake Oswego High School and Portland State University, […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial: The economy is on life support, but that isn’t stopping the Seattle City Council from trying to soak employers with a new tax on hiring. The wizards seem not to have heard that when you tax something you get less of it. The proposal is a […]

By National Federation of Independent Business The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued a “Legislative Plan for Small Business Survival,” that included ten prescriptive recommendations to help ensure more small businesses survive the coronavirus crisis and more quickly return to normal business […]

US Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 20 of their colleagues, are pushing Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza to develop strong supervisory mechanisms to identify instances of unjust enrichment and ensure that the just-passed Paycheck Protection […]

By Josh Lehner, Office of Economic Analysis Our office has fielded a lot of requests in recent weeks for our thoughts on the economic outlook and what it means for the state budget. After all, that is our job. We have been happy to discuss some things in the big […]

By Oregon Brewers Guild, Missing your favorite brewery? We get it. That’s why we’re bringing Oregon brewers – virtually – into your living room! Join us from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, for the Stay Home, Drink Beer Virtual Festival. This digital dive into Oregon craft beer features brewers […]

By Dr. Eric Fruits Cascade Policy Institute Oregon is at the end of the first month of Governor Kate Brown’s state-at-home order. The order is just one of many ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way consumers shop and the way businesses sell. These shifts in behavior, […]