Oregon Democrats outline 2018 carbon pricing plan Oregonians For Food and Shelter Oregon lawmakers this week released an overview of a carbon cap and pricing plan they want the Legislature to pass during the six-week session that starts in February.

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, The landmark tax reform bill passed by Congress has already started reaping benefits even before it’s provisions take effect. The bill, which will reduce taxes for 80 percent of Americans and dramatically lowered tax rates for Corporations and other businesses, became effective January 1, […]

Governors Brown and Inslee Announce Decision to Opt In to FirstNet Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced that their states have chosen to opt in to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) and AT&T to deliver a wireless broadband network to the states’ public safety community. […]

What to Do When Feedback is Met With Defensiveness By Erin Mahoney Great Work! It’s hard enough for many of us to summon the nerve to provide someone with constructive feedback. Ideally we’ve done some work preparing for the conversation: we’ve thought about a way to convey that we mean […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial, 12/21/17 Congress passed the most sweeping tax reform since 1986 on Wednesday, and with any luck that success for the country will trigger a new reform debate in many states. To wit, how much will they have to cut income-tax rates to retain and attract the […]

Data Breaches Workgroup Prepares for Session by Mark Hester Oregon Business & Industry Previously reported in the OBI Weekly Update, Senator Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene) and Representative Paul Holvey (D-Eugene) formed a workgroup on data breaches amid concerns created by the hack of credit reporting giant Equifax earlier this year. Data […]

Oregon Ranks No 10 for Tax Competitiveness National Federation of Independent Businesses According to the Tax Foundation’s 2018 State Business Tax Climate Index, Oregon ranked 10th for its tax competitiveness. The Foundation’s annual index is designed to help business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers determine how their state’s tax system […]

Greg Walden applauds tax relief for middle-class Oregonians Congressman Greg Walden Continuing his efforts to provide tax relief for middle-class families and boost job growth in Oregon, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) today voted to pass landmark tax reform through the House of Representatives. Walden applauded the passage of the […]

Most Oregon Employers Have Fewer than 20 Employees by Felicia Bechtoldt Oregon Workforce and Economic Information Nine out of 10 private-sector firms in Oregon had fewer than 20 employees in March 2017. Six out of 10 employed fewer than five. Despite their quantity, smaller firms collectively account for a much […]

Supply Side Constraints by Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Economic growth has firmed and the expansion continues. As the aftermath of the oil bust recedes, there are not many leading indicators today keeping economists up at night. However that does not mean there are not issues to watch. […]