By Marley Masser Barran Liebman Law, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 592 into law on May 24, 2023, resulting in significant amendments to ORS 654.067 and ORS 654.086. These amendments introduce stricter civil penalties and expanded workplace investigations for violations of Oregon’s workplace health and safety laws. As […]

By Oregon Business and Industry Oregonians are deeply pessimistic about the state’s direction, increasingly worried about homelessness and crime and overwhelmingly opposed to tax increases in the event of a budget shortfall, according to a survey of 500 likely voters in late April. The survey was conducted by DHM Research, […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation According to a National Association of Realtors study using USPS change-of-address data, Oregon was one of the top states people moved out of.  Oregon’s net migration loss for 2022 was 17,331 people, or .4% of its population.  

By Oregon District US Attorney Press Release, An Arizona man is facing federal charges after he was caught transporting 100,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, two pounds of powdered fentanyl, and six pounds of cocaine on Interstate 84 in La Grande, Oregon. Moises Rojo Velazquez, 36, of Phoenix, Arizona, has […]

By Oregon United States Senator Ron Wyden Press release Sen. Wyden, Reps. Matsui, McHenry Urge Bakers to Stop Unnecessarily Adding Sesame to Baked Goods Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., today led a letter urging bakers to stop […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation Housing is the largest budget item for most households. In the broader economic picture, housing affordability impacts population migration and construction. It reduces existing home sales and new home starts. Even though housing prices have somewhat stabilized, rising interest rates have made homeownership less […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, A former Dallas Cowboys quarterback teamed up with Oregon State University’s beer and food science departments before launching his low-calorie, low-carb beer a year ago, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. Troy Aikman, who led the Cowboys to three Super Bowl championships, tried selling […]

By National Restaurant Association, Restaurants nationwide continued to boost employment with restaurants adding 24,800 jobs last month, according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). With tens of thousands of jobs added every month so far this year, the industry continues to hold the job creator mantle […]

Massive revenue increases underscore impacts of inflation on taxpayers BY Oregon NFIB, SALEM, Ore., May 17, 2023— From Anthony Smith, Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), on today’s revenue forecast. Every three months, Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis provides the State Legislature with an update […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The Eastside Free Methodist Church of Salem could face a fine of up to $2.3 million after the Federal Communications Commission used direction-finding equipment to identify an illegal FM radio station broadcasting from property the church owns in Portland, according to TheDesk.net. In a letter, […]