By Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Press Release,  Salem – Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) joined a multi-state settlement alleging that Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. charged unreasonable commissions to retail customers on small-dollar transactions. As a result of a coordinated […]

By Oregon Governor Tina Kotek Public Press Release, Governor Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each declared a 90-day state of emergency to address the public health and public safety crisis driven by fentanyl in Portland’s Central City. The tri-government fentanyl emergency declarations […]

Portland Ranks #1 on TechNational’s ‘Top 10 Cities To Have A Business And A Family’ By TechNational  Portland features in new Census Data report carried out by startup and technology news hub, TechNational  Portland has been recognized as one of the top 10 cities for both business success and family […]

GreenWay Recycling wins National Award after successful site update By GreenWay Recycling,   Portland, OR-January 19, 2024—GreenWay Recycling, a successful mixed construction and demolition sorting and processing facility in Northwest Portland, has received the Recycler of the Year Award from the Construction and Demolition Recycling Association (CDRA). The national award […]

By Oregon Attorney General, Press Release, Buying a new home is so exciting! But it can also be chaotic. Amid the stress and piles of paperwork it can be difficult to think clearly. Unfortunately, that’s when fraudsters are most likely to strike and try to trick you into wiring money […]

The U.S. Department of Labor Has Issued Its Final Rule, Changing the Independent Contractor Test (Again) By Marley Masser & Andrew Schpak Barran Liebman Law, On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule regarding the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors under the […]

By Bob Clark, Economist Guest submission for Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The above chart is of per person real after-tax income by selected state (after-tax income adjusted by the state’s relative cost of living). It is compiled from U.S Bureau of Economics, a department of the Federal government, data […]

By Portland Metro Chamber On January 10, the Portland Metro Chamber testified to the Portland City Council to express support for the Housing Regulatory Relief Project in addition to recommended amendments. The Chamber, along with coalition partners, commends the City of Portland’s focus on increasing housing production as a pivotal […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press release, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that Asante Health System, a southern Oregon healthcare corporation, and one of its physicians, have agreed to pay $430,000 to settle allegations that the company and its physician knowingly submitted false claims […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation According to the U.S. Census’ 2021 American Community Survey, between 2019 and 2021 work from home workers increased from 6% of the labor force to 18%. In Oregon, it went from 7% in 2019 to 23% in 2021. Oregon ranks as the fifth highest […]