By Taxpayers Foundation of Oregon, If it feel like Portland homeowners are struggling to keep up with mortgage payments lately, it’s true, as seen by an analysis by Zoocasa. The real estate company compared the growth in income in different cities from May 2018 to May 2023 to the increase […]

Bipartisan coalition of attorneys general call for Congress to require surgeon general warnings on social media platforms By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, In a letter sent to Congress, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who is also President of the National Association of Attorneys General ( NAAG), joined a broad, bipartisan […]

U.S. Chamber Calls on President Biden to Invoke Taft-Hartley, Avoid Work Stoppage at U.S. Ports By U.S. Chamber News Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on President Biden to intervene in the contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the U.S. Maritime Alliance […]

Oregon’s Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises by 1,500 Jobs in August By Oregon Employment Department, Press Release, In August, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,500 jobs, following a revised increase of 6,800 jobs in July. August’s gains were largest in private educational services (+2,000 jobs) and health care and […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Although Portland needs many new apartments and condominiums to fill needs, an ECONorthwest forecast shows that construction of new multifamily units in the city has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years. The city is expected to receive 500 new multifamily permits this […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon office Press Release, PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison yesterday for breaking into a local pawn shop and stealing forty-seven firearms from the federal firearm licensee. Kory Dean Boyd, 39, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release. […]

By National Retail Federation, WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation welcomed a lawsuit announced by the Department of Justice accusing Visa of violating federal antitrust law in its debit card practices but said the card network’s anticompetitive practices go further. “Visa has blocked competition over both credit cards and debit […]

Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Urge Social Media and Encrypted Messages Companies to Increase Resources Toward Combating 2024 U.S. Election Disinformation By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in calling on 11 of the largest […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The Oregon Health Authority’s (OHA) recent decision to intervene in the Kroger-Albertsons merger is both misguided and emblematic of broader government overreach, ultimately failing to serve the people of Oregon. As the first Asian American chairman of the Oregon Republican Party and an entrepreneur who […]

By NFIB, Jeff Brabant, NFIB Vice President of Federal Government Relations, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance at a hearing titled, “The 2025 Tax Policy Debate and Tax Avoidance Strategies.” Brabant spoke on the importance of making the 20% Small Business Deduction permanent and shared new data detailing the critical impact […]