Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, D-N.Y., introduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act, which requires companies to study and fix flawed computer algorithms that result in inaccurate, unfair, biased or discriminatory decisions impacting Americans. “Computers are increasingly involved in the […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The $2 billion business sales tax (HB 3427) proposed by lawmakers would have made it impossible for companies like NIKE to exist if the law was in effect back in the 1960s and 1970s. The same might have been true for other Oregon success stories […]

Congressman Peter DeFazio, Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (OR-04), introduced H.R. 2396 the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act, which would unlock billions in already-collected fees to maintain our nation’s federal ports and harbors. Currently, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, As representatives of Oregon’s leading private-sector employers, we recognize that the Legislature intends to pass significant new taxes this year, most of which will fall on Oregon’s businesses, small and large. As we consider tax proposals, our organizations will be guided by the following […]

By Naomi D. Johnson & Benjamin P. O’Glasser Bullard Law NW Law Firm The U.S. Supreme Court announced its intent to decide whether gay and transgender employees can assert claims against employers for alleged discrimination on the basis of “sex.” The Court has agreed to hear Bostock v. Clayton County, […]

By Rachel R. Marmor Davis, Wright, Tremaine LLP Despite support from the technology industry and almost unanimous support in the state Senate, the Washington Privacy Act (SB 5367) appears to dead after it failed to pass the Washington House before the April 17 deadline for the current legislative session. The […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Cascade Policy Institute I’ve got a big family, which means we do a lot of laundry. With our old appliances, we were doing a load a day and there was a backlog of dirty clothes. When our old washer and dryer went kaput, we decided on […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Most people who live in single family zoned neighborhoods moved there because they wanted what single family neighborhoods offer: quiet, uncrowded streets lined with well-maintained houses occupied by justifiably proud homeowners. They wanted neighbors with driveways and garages in which to store their cars, not […]

US Attorney Oregon District Office, Deshawn Antonio Kelly, 27, a Portland resident and former baggage handler at Portland International Airport, pleaded guilty to five counts of possessing a stolen firearm after he was caught stealing firearms from the checked luggage of airline passengers. According to court documents, between August 19, […]

Congressman Kurt Schrader Press Release, The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee marked up and passed a series of bills aimed at lowering prescription drug costs, including Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA)’s bipartisan BLOCKING Act, HR 938, that would increase competition in the generic […]