By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB, Article published in Salem Business Journal Presidents’ Day was no holiday for Oregon legislators, as they busied themselves pushing legislation certain to keep our state’s unemployment rate one of the highest in the nation. Apparently, our jobless rate is no longer an embarrassment to them. […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis released the latest quarterly economic and revenue forecast. For the full document, slides and forecast data please see our main website. Below is the forecast’s Executive Summary. With each passing month, it is becoming more […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate The issue of “tax havens” garnered early interest from the House and Senate Revenue Committees as the Oregon Department of Revenue issued a new report outlining which additional countries should be considered “tax havens” for purposes of Oregon tax law. AOI testified in […]

OHSU may be awarded $11 billion Defense contract By Taxpayer Association Oregon Foundation The new emergency room simulator at OHSU may help them win an $11 billion Department of Defense contract. The state-of-the-art simulator reproduces symptoms of disease in a mannequin to give healthcare providers and students opportunities to practice […]

By Jabob Grier, Portland Writer Cocktail consultant, magician, blogger. Liquidity Preference Blog In the recent The Oregonian, I look back at a column I wrote in 2008 and say, “I told you so.” When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day 2009, Oregon ushered in its statewide smoking ban […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President for the Environment, Technology, & Regulatory Affairs Bill Kovacs today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) decision to regulate broadband under Title II of the “Communications Act”: “The Chamber strongly opposes the FCC’s decision to […]

By Oregon Better Business Bureau BBB® is telling consumers to be alert to scammers claiming to be bill collectors for government agencies. These scams are coming in the form of phone calls in which the caller is demanding immediate payment over the phone and threatening arrest. They’ll make the request […]

Portland Trail Blazers Rank #12 on Forbes list of NBA team values 2015 By Oregon Small Business Association The top 12 on the Forbes list of NBA team values 2015are: #1. Los Angeles Lakers $2.6 billion #2. New York Knicks $2.5 billion #3. Chicago Bulls $2 billion #4. Boston Celtics […]

By Bullard Law, Portland law firm Age Discrimination – Replacing A 30-Year Employee With A Recent College Grad Here at The Bullard Edge we see it all. Folks send us amazing questions – some that highlight holes in the law and others that illustrate HR blind spots. This week’s (fictional) […]

Kathryn Hickok Cascade Policy Institute Cascade Policy Institute has released a new report showing that Oregon public employers have more than $2.6 billion in unfunded actuarially accrued liabilities associated with non-pension benefits promised to current and future retirees. Referred to as “Other Post-Employment Benefits,” or OPEB, these liabilities include various […]