Post office to close offices in Bend, Salem & Eugene. By Oregon Tax News, The U.S. Postal Service is making a few concessions to efficiency and closing four mail sorting centers in Oregon, part of its campaign to slash costs by closing more than 260 mail processing places nationwide. The […]

Congressman Greg Walden If I told you that Congress came together during an election year to pass a bill that will help create hundreds of thousands of jobs, would you believe me? Congress recently put the finishing touches on a bipartisan agreement to extend the “middle class tax cut” for […]

U.S. Chamber’s Energy Institute Calls for Responsible Rhetoric on Oil and Gas Taxes By U.S. Chamber Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement today regarding Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comments that he will bring legislation to raise taxes […]

Visual walk-through of new Windows 8 — big changes Windows 8 makes the biggest changes of Mircsoft’s operating system in a decade. CNN does a visual walk-through to show how the PC & tablet forms are merged together as one system.

Oregon seeks to lead securities lawsuit against Bank of New York Mellon and recover $15.7 million in losses triggered by foreign currency trading scandal By Oregon State Treasurer Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Attorney General John Kroger announced that Oregon is seeking to co-lead a class action lawsuit and recover […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog I suppose it is going to be a surprise to no one that I, an economist, do not have a problem with scalpers. I appear to be a distinct minority, for example, the some in the Timbers Army are dead set against them: Don’t […]

The most common complaints filed by Oregon consumers in 2011. By Oregon Attorney General The Top 10 Consumer Complaints for 2011 include telemarketing calls, telecommunications, international money transfer scams, financial services, homeownership issues, collection agencies, motor vehicle sales, internet sales, health products, and auto repair companies.  Highlights from the Top […]

By Eric Fruits, EconInternational In the wake of earlier posts on Portland’s transportation funding woes, I have been asked to look deeper into the budget and what programs are on the chopping block. This is the first of several posts and I’ll begin with a look at the biggest programs in […]

Nike Lawsuit: Fuel Clothing fights Nike Fuel Fuel Clothing, Inc., a Hilton Head, S.C.-based clothing company, has sued Nike Inc. for trademark infringement. The suit was filed by Schmidt and Copeland LLC of Columbia, SC, and alleges that Nike is abusing the “substantial goodwill and reputation” that Fuel Clothing has […]

By Bryan Quigley Institute for Legal Reform Plaintiffs’ law is a big business – according to Towers Watson, the U.S. tort system cost $264.6 billion in 2010 (the most recent year for which data is available). A new study conducted by New Media Strategies and sponsored by the U.S. Chamber […]