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March 20, 2019 - Rep. Zika’s bill to boost affordable housing

By Oregon Taxpayer Foundation Capitol Update Series The Oregon Legislature looks poised to approve a bill co-sponsored by Rep. Jack Zika enabling construction of 485 new housing units—half of those for people with below-average incomes—on land outside of Redmond. Zika, R-Redmond, is optimistic for passage of House Bill 2336, which […]


March 19, 2019 - Oregon: Jobs jump, Consumers rebound

Timothy A. Duy Director, Oregon Economic Forum Department of Economics, University of Oregon The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity jumped to 1.51 in January from an upwardly revised December reading of 0.41. Highlights of this month’s report include:


March 18, 2019 - DeFazio: New .1% Wall Street Tax Plan

Oregon US Representative Peter DeFazio Press Release, U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR), U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI), and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) will introduce legislation to create a new progressive tax on financial transactions that would generate billions in revenue, while addressing economic inequality and reducing high risk […]


March 15, 2019 - US Chamber weighs in on Brexit vote

US Chamber Release, Marjorie Chorlins, executive director of the U.S. Chamber’s U.S.-UK Business Council, issued the following statement in response to the UK Parliament vote today to delay Brexit:


March 14, 2019 - NIKE setback in sex discrimination case

By Oregon Small Business Association Attorneys representing four women who alleged gender discrimination by Nike Inc., the sportswear giant based in Portland, won the first round in an attempt to broaden their litigation into a class-action lawsuit. Federal Magistrate Judge Jolie Russo rejected Nike’s motion to dismiss class and collective […]


March 13, 2019 - New overtime rules

By J. Chris Duckworth Bullard Law, Oregon law firm The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new rule that would raise the salary threshold required to qualify for overtime exemptions to $35,308 per year, up from the current threshold of $23,660 per year that was set in […]


March 12, 2019 - How a gross receipts tax would hit Oregon

Tax Foundation by Garrett Watson, Nicole Kaeding This week, Oregon’s Legislative Revenue Office (LRO) provided economic projections to the Joint Committee on Student Success Subcommittee on Revenue to assess the impact of a proposed gross receipts tax on Oregon’s economy. The committee is interested in raising about $1 billion in […]


March 11, 2019 - Oregon new job trends

New and Emerging Jobs in Oregon: The Latest Trends By Oregon Employment Department The Oregon Employment Department’s occupational employment projections through the year 2027 include the latest trends in new and emerging jobs in Oregon. Projections provide the expected growth rate and annual openings for 724 different occupations from 2017 […]


March 8, 2019 - Job growth breaks 45-year NFIB record

By NFIB, Job creation among small businesses broke the 45-year record in February with a net addition of 0.52 workers per firm, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report, released today. The previous record was in May 1998 at 0.51 workers per firm. The percent of owners citing labor costs as […]


March 7, 2019 - Oregon economy appears to be slowing

Timothy A. Duy Director, Oregon Economic Forum Department of Economics, University of Oregon Below is the University of Oregon State of Oregon Economic Indicators for December 2018. The release date is March 5, 2019. Special thanks to our sponsor, KeyBank The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose to 0.41 in […]