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Oregon Jobless Rate Stays at 5.2% With No Sign of Improvement as State Continues to Trail U.S.…
Unchanged from February, Oregon’s unemployment rate remained at 5.2% in March, almost a percentage point above the national rate.
Oregon Unemployment Rate Remains Higher Than National Average
The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3%…
Oregon Gas Sales Keep Falling as Fewer Drivers Fuel Up and Tax Revenue Slips
Oregon’s gasoline sales have been in a sustained decline since before the pandemic, reflecting a mix of economic, behavioral, and technological shifts. But falling sales also mean lower gas-tax collections.
Oregon Declining Gas…
Oregon Population Stays Flat as Neighboring States Continue to Grow
Although Oregon’s census indicates that the state added 30,000 residents since 2020, deaths outnumbered births by 19,000 this decade, leaving Oregon’s population basically flat from 2024 to 2025, as neighboring Washington and Idaho kept…
Federal Judge Rules Oregon Abortion Law Unconstitutional, State Appeals
Oregon’s Governor and Attorney General are appealing yesterday’s federal court ruling that the state’s abortion law, the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA), violates the U.S. Constitution.
They Will Use Every Legal Tool…
Oregon Tax Law Could Head to Voters as Republicans Try to Block $300 Million Increase
Oregon Republican lawmakers are scrambling to collect 78,116 signatures before the June 4 deadline to refer a bill that will increase taxes by $300 million to public vote.
GOP members launched the ‘No Tax Clawback’ signature collection…
$1 Billion Oregon Wildfire Verdict Against PacifiCorp Overturned on Appeal
The Oregon Court of Appeals sent the June 2023 James class-action wildfire verdict against PacifiCorp, related to the Labor Day 2020 wildfires, back to the original trial court yesterday after finding the court gave the jury flawed…
Oregon Democrats Call for Trump’s Removal Under 25th Amendment as Iran Ceasefire Takes Effect
Before the US-Iran ceasefire announced yesterday, Oregon politicians made calls to invoke the 25th Amendment to impeach President Trump.
Oregon Politicians Call For 25th Amendment To Be Invoked
Representative Val Hoyle (@RepValHoyle)…
Oregon’s Richest County Revealed as Rural Regions Fall Further Behind
Deschutes County, the center of Oregon’s tourism and outdoor recreation industry, and an established manufacturing and aviation hub, has the highest personal incomes in the Beaver State.
Annual Incomes in Deschutes County are…
Oregon’s Employment Outlook Remains Bleak With More Than 220,000 People Out of Work
Oregon’s unemployment rate continues to climb month by month. In January, the state’s unemployment rate stood at 5.2%, nearly a full percentage point above the national jobless rate.
With a total population of 4,237,256, according to the…
NBA Approves $4.25 Billion Sale of Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon
PORTLAND, Ore. — The sale of the Portland Trail Blazers from Paul Allen's estate to Tom Dundon’s group was unanimously approved by the NBA Board of Governors yesterday.
In 1988, Paul Allen bought the Portland Trail Blazers for $70…