University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Although the Oregon Measure of Economic Activity dipped in February, underlying trends suggests growth remains above average and similar to that experienced in past expansions. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of […]

Release By Oregon Attorney General Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a racketeering and unlawful trade practices lawsuit against 19 companies and 9 individuals who allegedly operate a nationwide newspaper and magazine subscription scam based out of White City, Oregon. According to the complaint, the companies and individuals inflated subscription […]

Miller Nash LLP, Oregon and Washington Law Firm On March 18, 2015, the General Counsel for the NLRB issued a new memo providing guidance on common employer rules and policies that run afoul of Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.  The memo is divided into two parts.  In the first, […]

Oregon Economics Blog The latest Case-Shiller numbers are out and, after a long hiatus, I thought I’d pour through the numbers.  The beat place to start is at the Wall Street Journal‘s Real Time Economics blog where you can find a sortable chart as well as a link to some […]

Don’t expand agency “business closing” power By Oregon Small Business Association State Representative Bill Kennemer is warning the public against HB 2386 that would give the Oregon labor Commissioner more power to close a business by removing an Oregon judge from the process. Currently, a judge provides both sides of […]

By William B. Conerly, Ph.D. Guest article from Cascade Policy Institute Why have gasoline prices come down so much? Certainly global prices for crude oil have dropped, but why did the local gas station operator drop prices that you and I pay? A year ago I filled my tank for […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The Columbian is reporting that the Cowlitz Tribe now has a reservation in La Center, Wash. after a decade-long legal battle. I do not know enough about the legal process, taking land in trust, potential challenges and the like to comment […]

Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm FTC and State AGs: Political Survey Preface Does Not Allow Sales Robocalls to Avoid Do-Not-Call and Telemarketing Sales Rule Compliance By Ronald G. London and Bryan Thompson Marketing and Consumer Privacy The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 10 state Attorneys General […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation A rare bipartisan effort for a major tax reform has been advanced with SB 661 which aims to fix Oregon’s 1800’s tax structure that finds itself destroying 21st Century technology. Two lawmakers stand-out on this issue, State Senator Mark Hass who began and championed […]

Small Business owners are concerned over HB 3177 which could lead to a fast and furious rise in new taxes. By Oregon Small Business Association Oregon Small Business is concerned over HB 3177 which would reduce the threshold for State Lawmakers to raise taxes by eliminating tax cuts, deductions, credits […]