By Amy Angel & Hannah LaChance By Barran Leibman Law, Many of the relics from COVID-19 have started to disappear, and remote inspection of Form I-9 documents is no exception. Starting in March 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) gave employers flexibility to […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Despite slight improvements, Oregon’s 62 community hospitals continue to lose money, as shown by statistics from Apprise Health Insights, which is part of the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems. Numbers show the state’s hospitals lost $414 million between the first quarter of […]

Guest submission from Food Waste Stops with Me As originally featured at Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association website As a food service business, you have the power to create a positive impact in your community by donating your excess edible food to local food banks and pantries. Not only does […]

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Universities’ Race-Conscious Affirmative Action Admissions Policies July 6, 2023 By Nik Soukonnikov Bullard Law, The Supreme Court struck down race-conscious affirmative action admissions policies used by Harvard and the University of North Carolina as contrary to the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Under President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, Oregon received more than $688 million to expand broadband into rural communities lacking affordable, high-speed internet. Business Oregon’s Broadband Office wants residents to share suggestions for expanding high-speed internet over the next five years under the federal Internet […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center may soon follow the lead of their counterparts in Medford by voting to join a union. Providence Medford doctors voted in April to join the Pacific Northwest Hospital Medicine Association, and a […]

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release, With the conclusion of the 2023 Oregon Legislative session, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum commends the efforts of our legislators, their staff, and her DOJ policy team that yielded significant successes in an historically challenging session. Going into the legislative session, Rosenblum proposed legislation on several of […]

Colleagues Lead New Manufactured Housing Tenant’s Bill of Rights U.S. Congresswoman, Suzanne Bonamici, Legislation would protect mobile homeowners and renters by setting minimum standards for tenants in Manufactured Housing This week, U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation alongside U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Richard Blumenthal […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Baseball fans could flock to a re-envisioned Lloyd Center under a proposal to put a Major League Baseball stadium in the mall that opened in 1960, but owners of the landmark shopping center haven’t decided yet what its future holds. The fledgling mall in […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association Be Smart and Prepare for Power Outages – Oregon is experiencing longer and more intense wildfire seasons than ever before. Which is why businesses need to be prepared for potential wildfire and weather-related events as well as the power outages they may cause. ORLA […]