National Retail Federation, The National Retail Federation and the California Retailers Association asked state officials to preserve popular customer loyalty programs, protect businesses from potentially ruinous financial penalties and address other provisions of a new privacy law set to take effect next year that could interfere with consumers’ expectations for […]

By NFIB, NFIB, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued the following statement on behalf of President and CEO Juanita D. Duggan regarding the White House Council of Economic Advisers’ report that called for making provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs act permanent, including the Small Business Deduction […]

NFIB Oregon, NFIB, the nation’s leading small-business association, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Juliana v. United States—urging dismissal of this controversial lawsuit, which seeks to compel the federal government to more aggressively address climate change. The brief was filed in conjunction with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and other concerned […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Oregon cannabis growers have enough marijuana to meet the demands of users for more than six years, and the oversupply has prompted Gov. Kate Brown to propose curbing the number of pot-growing licenses issued. In a report to the Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Liquor Control […]

U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrest Of Michael Avenatti For Engaging In A Scheme To Extort A Public Company Avenatti Is Alleged To Have Used Threats of Economic and Reputational Harm To Demand More Than $20 Million In Payments Federal Bureau of Investigation Press Release, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States […]

By Oregon Business & Industry Oregon legislators are looking to boost education funding by $2 billion through tax increases on the business community. Oregon Business & Industry supports targeted investments in education but we believe cost control must accompany any new revenue to ensure new dollars actually make it to […]

National Retail Federation, The National Retail Federation welcomed bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate that would fix a drafting error in the tax reform law that took effect in 2018. The error relating to depreciation rules is delaying job-creating investments in stores and restaurants across the country.

By Oregon US Attorney Office Release, Miguel Merecias-Lopez, 24, of Woodburn, Oregon, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to produce false identification documents and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from a time unknown until September 21, 2017, Merecias-Lopez and other co-conspirators were part […]

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 […]

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: