The Portland City Council is poised to adopt an ordinance broadening a business license tax exemption, the editorial board writes. While that is a welcome step forward, city councilors will need to take more aggressive action to revive Portland’s economy and tame some of their impulses to dismiss business concerns.
Portland city councilors were — mostly — hitting the right notes last week as they debated broadening an exemption for small businesses from the city’s business license tax.
The proposal, co-sponsored by District 4 Councilor Eric Zimmerman and Mayor … [6039 chars]
Source: The Oregonian | Published: 2026-04-05T14:00:00Z
Credit: The Oregonian
