Congressman Kurt Schrader U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader (OR-05) joined Congressmen Patrick E. Murphy (FL-18) and Mick Mulvaney (SC-05) to introduce the Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation to reform the Federal Code of Regulations by creating a commission tasked with eliminating and revising outdated and redundant federal regulations. The […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Death and taxes, right? Literally, in this case. In all seriousness, Oregon’s estate and inheritance tax is one that our office has trouble with in recent years. We did not initially build in a large enough drop in revenues due to […]

Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray, discusses Apple’s possible plans which include following Google and Facebook into their investment plans into augmented reality technology. Augmented reality helps to blend information and people’s reality in real-time. Watch the video clip below.

State Representative Bill Post on HB 2969: Ending anti-lunch law for smoke-shop employees By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation Bill Post has a bill (HB 2969) that would give certain employees the right to eat lunch at their own job. The “right to lunch” legislation stems from a problem arising […]

By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB State Retirement Plan Bad Idea For Everyone Involved “No other state has implemented such a plan because of these obstacles” March 12, 2015—Testimony on the House version of two bills that would put the state of Oregon in the business of managing retirement plans for […]

By Bullard Law, Portland law firm Late last year the (fictional) mailbag was dominated by questions about marijuana in the workplace. This week’s letter picks up where last year’s ended with a question concerning a forklift driver who is known to be currently receiving treatment for pain management from a […]

Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, Press Release U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, responded to the Federal Communications Commission’s release of its Depression-era rules to regulate the Internet. “The world finally gets to read and understand just what […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits Randel K. Johnson issued the following statement regarding the Senate’s vote on S.J. Res. 8, a Congressional Review Act resolution, to overturn the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) “ambush election” rule: “The NLRB […]

By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB Law that keeps cities from raising minimum wage is under attack. Oregon’s pre-emptive wage law, which generally requires that the minimum wage be set at the state level, is under attack. As cities across the country—including Seattle, SeaTac, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago—have established their […]

By NIKE Apple Watch provides users a unique way to interact, launch and control Nike+ Running from their home screen. Available April 24, Nike+ Running App users around the world will have even more ways to connect with the global running community through Apple Watch. Nike+ Running App users will […]