By Oregon Business &Industry Tension Ramps Up as Legislative Session Winds Down Less than a week remains in the 2025 legislative session, which cannot extend past Sunday, June 29. Rumors have swirled in the Capitol about a targeted adjournment on Wednesday, June 25. As the clock winds down, tension is […]

By Jeff Robertson  &  Iris Tilley Barran Liebman, Oregon law firm, June 17, 2025 — Recent confirmation hearings related to the potential head of the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) provide a roadmap to the likely issues facing retirement plans over the next few years. During the hearings, the presumptive […]

By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 15, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization released a “Small Business Growth Agenda for the 119th Congress,” which highlights input from NFIB small business members and reflects the top small business legislative priorities.“The 119th Congress […]

U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, A Portland, Oregon defendant made a first appearance in federal court today after being charged with failing to obey a lawful order Monday near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Eli Victor McKenzie, 21, has been charged by information […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, What happened: On June 9, with less than three weeks remaining in the 2025 session, legislative leaders finally released a transportation funding package, the 102-page HB 2025. The proposal includes nearly a dozen new or increased taxes and fees, from a 37.5% increase in the […]

By Oregon National Federation of Independent Business, Expectations of better sales and business conditions among the nation’s small business owners boosted NFIB’s latest Small Business Optimism Index to 98.8, slightly above the 51-year average of 98. Also noteworthy in the latest index, released today – a new issue has reclaimed […]

BY US Chamber of Commerce, Tariffs are a tax on thousands of items Americans use to have fun during the summer. Here is the typical markup you can expect on popular items. Summer. Time to hit the beach, have a barbecue, and catch some rays. And this year, it’s also […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Makin’ Groceries, a café at 7137 N.E. Freemont St. that lets diners pay as much as they can afford for Cajun cuisine, even if that amount is zero. The goal of the nonprofit Landing Paper Planes, which operates the café, is to offer meals […]

By U.S. Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, PORTLAND, Ore.—A British man was sentenced to federal prison for stealing nearly $1.9 million from a Portland resident in a romance fraud scheme. Oscar Peters, 65, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison and 3 years’ supervised release. He was also ordered […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, June 4, 2025 — Oregon Business & Industry is deeply disappointed – and profoundly concerned – about the Legislature’s decision to advance SB 916, which will award up to six months of unemployment insurance benefits to workers who choose to go on strike. Oregon’s unemployment […]