By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon taxpayers may see an even larger “kicker,” a credit on their 2019 personal state income tax returns, than previously anticipated. Previously, taxpayers were expected to receive an average $370 million refund in 2020 — now that kicker tax refund may grow much larger. […]

US Chamber of Commerce, The U.S. Chamber’s Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC) released facial recognition policy principles today to guide policymakers as they consider legislative proposals pertaining to the development and use of facial recognition technology. The seven guiding principles were released after gathering information from companies representing the technology, transportation, […]

Oregon Court of Appeals: Employers are Strictly Liable for Employees Who Do Not Take Full Meal Breaks By Sarah Hale & Josh Goldberg Barran Liebman LLP, NW Law firm The obligations of an employer to provide meal and rest breaks for employees just became more onerous with the Oregon Court […]

By Cascade Policy Institute, Oregon is less than three months away from the next meeting of the Legislature and cap-and-trade is coming back. While California is setting the cap-and-trade example with sky-high power rates and rolling blackouts, Oregon’s State Senator Michael Dembrow is reworking the bill that failed to get […]

By Josh Lehner, Oregon office of Economic Analysis The longest running U.S. economic expansion marches on. Growth has slowed in 2019 and downside risks remain elevated. However, a recession is not yet seen in the data. Importantly, the two primary causes for concern are either improving – the yield curve […]

Congressman Greg Walden, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing on the safety and national security concerns over the U.S. reliance on drugs and pharmaceutical ingredients manufactured abroad. As Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Walden has been committed to […]

By National Federation of Independent Business Here’s how Small Business Saturday has helped showcase small business owners and stimulate local economies.

By Oregon Small Business Association, After a two-week federal civil trial, jurors determined that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Local 8 in Portland caused $93.6 million in damages to the last container ship terminal operator at the Port of Portland. ICTSI Oregon Inc., which operated a container ship […]

Oregon US Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised Google’s decision to end microtargeting of political ads, which it announced last night. Wyden first called for an end to microtargeted online ads in August, and again in additional views to the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on election interference released […]

By Rachel Dawson Cascade Policy Institute The Northwest Power and Conservation Council regularly assesses the adequacy of our region’s power supply using a loss of load probability (LOLP). This measure informs us that power supply is not adequate if 5% or more modeled simulations show insufficient generating capacity at any […]