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Portland Slips Behind Other U.S. Cities as Report Shows Slowing Population Growth, Job Losses and Record Vacancies
The Portland Metro Chamber’s annual State of the Economy and State of Downtown & the Central City reports, released on Thursday, reflect a city facing significant…
Portland Police Arrest 19 Year Old Suspect After Drive By Shooting in the Ardenwald Johnson Creek Neighborhood
Portland Police officers found and arrested 19-year-old Kordayle ReLa Dorley of Portland, a suspect in yesterday’s non-injury, drive-by shooting in the Ardenwald-Johnson…
Oregon Job Openings Fall to Five Year Low as Higher Wage Workers Take the Biggest Hit
New data for Oregon’s declining job market indicate that job openings declined to the lowest level in five years as unemployment surges, with workers earning over the…
Oregon Lawmakers Clash Over Plan to Roll Back Trump Inspired Tax Cuts and Raise State Revenue
Oregon Democrats advanced SB 5107, a proposal seeking to raise more than $300 million for the state budget by eliminating three tax breaks modeled after President Donald…
Oregon Moves to Close Loophole Allowing Out-of-State Lenders to Charge Interest Rates Above 36%
Despite no Republican support, House Bill 4116, a bill that seeks to close a loophole letting out-of-state lenders make loans to Oregonians at exorbitant interest rates…
Oregon Industries Could Face Uneven Strain as U.S.-Born Workforce Shrinks and Immigrant Workforce Grows
With January employment data indicating that the nationwide US-born workforce is shrinking while the foreign-born workforce grows,
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Accuses Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent of Hiding Epstein Financial Documents
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden confirmed that his follow-the-money investigation continues, even though federal Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has refused to turn over bank…
Texans Plead Guilty in Multi-State ATM Robbery Ring That Assaulted Technicians in Oregon and Washington
Two Texans pleaded guilty to four counts of bank robbery and two counts of attempted bank robbery for their scheme to steal from banks by assaulting and threatening ATM…
