Governor Releases ‘Oregon Prosperity Roadmap’ By Oregon Business & Industry, What happened: On Dec. 3, Gov. Kotek responded to Oregon’s weakening economy and steadily eroding business climate by releasing Oregon’s Prosperity Roadmap, which identifies three goals: a top 10 spot in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business ranking (Oregon is […]

BY US Attorney, Oregon District, Press Release, Four Mexican nationals unlawfully residing in the United States made their initial appearance today after allegedly making false statements on their application to purchase firearms and for illegally possessing firearms. Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, 27, Samuel Amador Ortega, 23, Aldo Melo Amador, 23, […]

Don’t let scammers steal your holiday spirit: DFR unveils the 12 top investor threats Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, Salem – Don’t let fraudsters play the Grinch with your finances this holiday season. The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, along with the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), is warning […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Press Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mike Flood, senior vice president of the Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement applauding the House’s passage of H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act. This legislation includes over 20 bipartisan bills that […]

12/15/25 IRS Releases Guidance on Overtime and Tips Reporting for 2025 By Barran Liebman Law,   As the federal government shutdown ended, the IRS returned to work and released Notice 2025-69 providing guidance for employees on overtime and tip reporting. Such guidance may result in additional questions to employers on […]

Prepare for Additional Payroll Tax Withholding in 2026 By Oregon Business and Industry, What’s happening: An effort to refer this year’s transportation tax and fee package to voters likely could overlap the implementation of a key part of that package: the doubling of the state payroll tax supporting public transit. […]

Oregon consumer advocates help recover nearly $2 million for Oregonians in third quarter; over $5.6 million for the year By Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Press Release, Salem – Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) consumer advocates continue to work to help Oregonians. In the third quarter of this year […]

National Retail Federation, Press Release, Amid the impact from tariffs and ongoing trade policy uncertainty, year-over-year declines in import cargo volume seen at the nation’s major container ports in recent months are expected to continue in 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail […]

By Oregon NIFB, SALEM, Ore., Dec. 4, 2025—From NFIB Oregon State Director Anthony Smith on today’s release of the monthly Jobs Report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), showing that 33% (seasonally adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in November, up 1 […]

— Wyden Introduces Bill to Address Health Care Labor Shortage Bill would streamline Department of Labor training and apprenticeship programs for aspiring health care professionals By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced legislation that would help address the ongoing health […]