University of Oregon Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon Economic Indicators: The Oregon economy continues to charge forward even as manufacturing indicators softened in March. Highlights of the report include: – Residential building permits rose to their highest level since 2007 as the sector […]

By Cascade Policy Institute Governor Kate Brown opposes a plan by the Coquille Indian Tribe to build a casino in Medford. In her public statement, the Governor said, “even a single additional casino is likely to lead to significant efforts to expand gaming across Oregon to the detriment of the […]

By National Federation of Independent Business, Employers have a right to consider obesity as a safety risk and workers who don’t meet weight-related health standards are not legally disabled, under a federal court ruling today cheered by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). “Obesity may be a major public […]

Where Women Work and How Much They Earn By Oregon Employment Depart, More than 820,000 jobs at Oregon businesses and state and local governments were held by women in 2014. Women represent 49 percent of employment in Oregon, but the share of jobs held by women varies considerably by industry. […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The Oregon legislature is planning a new expansive employment law that deals with how employers schedule their workers. The new law makes it both more difficult and more expensive to schedule employees. Version of the law would likely include: A requirement that employers provide work […]

By Jabob Grier, Portland Writer Cocktail consultant, magician, blogger. Liquidity Preference Blog My latest story for Reason looks at how some of the biggest names in craft beer are raking in millions of dollars in public subsidies to fund their expansion: “Virginia is for beer lovers,” Governor Terry McAuliffe (D) […]

By Bullard Law, Portland law firm “This place will fall apart without me.” I think we have all heard words to that effect, whether due to an oversized view of value or as an excuse not to take time off of work for vacation. In today’s (fictional) mailbag, The Bullard […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Amanda Eversole, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Advanced Technology (CATI), issued the following statement today regarding House passage of the “Email Privacy Act”: “We applaud the House for passing this legislation, which makes necessary updates to the Electronic Communication Privacy Act, modernizing […]

Drug assistance program intended for the poor should go to the poor. Not pad profits for hospitals and pharmacies By David Darnell Many government programs are intended to help Americans in need, but some of them are more effective at it than others. In other cases, programs start out with […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm By Damien T. Munsinger Oregon will become the first state in the nation with a tiered minimum wage on July 1, when a different minimum wage will apply in three different regions across the state: