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Oregon’s Booming Export Market Braces for a Grim Future Under Trump’s Tariff Overhaul
Oregon is among only 11 states nationwide that operate with a trade surplus. However, the Trump administration’s introduction of radical tariff hikes, followed by shifts in trade policy, is creating rising uncertainties.
Oregon’s…
New Oregon Senate Bill Ensures Medical Debt Won’t Show on Credit Reports
Oregonians will no longer have medical debt reflected on credit reports if Senate Bill 605 gets the nod from the House.
Senate voted 18-10 in favor of the bill on Wednesday, prohibiting debt-collecting agencies and medical providers from…
Oregon Bill Will Protect Residents From Subsidizing the Cost of Large-Scale Electricity Users Like…
While large data centers have been encouraged to operate in Oregon with attractive incentives like tax reductions, residents and small businesses have helped foot the bill for the huge amounts of electricity these operations consume.…
Oregon Lawmakers Debate Bill to Fund Critical Safety Upgrades for Emergency Services Across the…
Oregon lawmakers are discussing House Bill 3870, which was introduced to provide critical safety infrastructure to law enforcement and emergency services in several cities and counties across the state.
Oregon Senators Mull House…
Oregon Faces Economic Exodus as Businesses Flee Tax Burdens and Regulatory Hurdles, Report Warns
Thousands of potential jobs and billions of potential private investments have been lost to Oregon in the past five years and the state is poised to lose even more in the next five years, according to a survey by the University of Oregon.…
Gun Control Bill Gets the Nod from Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee Despite Republican Opposition
Despite opposition from Republican members of the House Judiciary Committee, a majority Democrat vote sent the stalled gun control bill – Measure 114 – to the floor on Tuesday.
Measure 114 Has Been Consistently Challenged
The…
Oregon’s New Bill Empowers Elderly and Non-English Speakers by Cracking Down on Deceptive Home…
Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill - to empower individuals and to protect elderly residents - to institute legal action against sellers violating that state’s Home Solicitation Sales Act (HSSA).
The HSSA applies to sales, rentals, or…
Legislation Giving Oregon Property Owners the Right to Evict Squatters Takes a Step Closer to…
The Oregon House of Representatives yesterday (Thursday) unanimously passed a bill giving property owners the legal right to evict squatters after serving them a 24-hour eviction notice.
House Bill 3522 will arm property owners and…
Oregon Lawmakers Push to Ban Cell Phones in Schools with Off-and-Away-All-Day Bill
As many states grapple with cell phone use in schools, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has advocated for a bill—House Bill 2251—to restrict cell phone use in schools across Oregon.
Oregon House Bill 2251, a bill seeking to ban student…
Oregon Faces Highest Unemployment Spike Since 2021 With 96,207 People Jobless
The unemployment rate in Oregon is steadily climbing, and the February tally stood at 96,207.
Unemployment tallied 4.1% in February 2024, rising to 4.4% this January before reaching 4.5% last month in February, according to a news…