US Senator Ron Wyden Release, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined their colleagues in introducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and guarantee that women can challenge pay discrimination and hold employers accountable. “Equal pay isn’t just an issue […]

Ferguson Wellman Oregon based Capitol Management Firm by Peter Jones, CFA Vice President of Research One of the four takeaways from our 2019 Economic Outlook is “Increased Turbulence” which has been in full force this winter. In December, the S&P 500 lost 13.5 percent, including the “Christmas Eve Massacre,” making […]

Oregon Business & Industry, Statement by Oregon Business & Industry About the Oregon Climate Action Program Oregon Business & Industry is pleased to see that the much-anticipated carbon reduction bill has finally been released so Oregonians can begin to understand the impacts of this proposed legislation. We know the effects […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis I was invited to testify about housing supply at the inaugural meeting of the Senate Committee on Housing. I was joined by Mike Kingsella, Executive Director of Up For Growth. Combined, the two of us covered the low levels of new construction, […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon tax bill HB 2116 could threaten the survival of low income workers by adding an extremely restrictive compliance rule that would impact tens of thousands of occupational licenses holders. Oregon is rated as one of the worst states for occupational licensing and the legislature […]

By Oregon restaurant and Lodging Association With a Democrat supermajority in both the Oregon House and Senate, ORLA’s Policy Committee will be fine tuning the hospitality industry’s approach to the 2019 Oregon Legislative Session which began officially on Tuesday, January 22. The following are potential components to ORLA’s advocacy work […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation Ina  sign of the times, on Thursday the Portland airport had a box accepting food donations for federal airport workers and by Saturday it was taken down as the shutdown ended.  The Willamette Week reported that almost 2,000 federal workers in Oregon have applied […]

NIKE Press Release, Nike released its first Black History Month product, a limited-edition Air Force 1, in 2005. That singular effort has since evolved into a yearly collection, each celebrating African American heritage and a more inclusive world for all athletes. This year’s BHM collection, highlighted by iconic Nike, Jordan […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Winemakers, brewmasters and the manufacturers of liquors who planned to debut new labels for national release in 2019 are finding those plans thwarted by the federal government shutdown. That’s because they can’t obtain the necessary federal approval for their new concoctions from the Alcohol and […]

10 of the Legislature’s biggest business with a tax bite By Oregon Small Business Association, More than two dozen bills have been introduced in the Oregon Legislature to raise taxes on businesses. Here are some of the worst ones 1. A 60% business property tax hike: Taxing business property at […]