Bankruptcies rose almost four times faster here than they did nationwide. More evidence of the growing strain on Oregon’s economy: Business bankruptcies jumped 25% last year, to their highest point si...
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence. With one hand, Oregon Democrats are scrambling to save a single industry —professional basketball...
The proposal generated lots of public testimony, primarily enthusiastic support from left-leaning fans of public services for needy families and criticism from business advocates who said it would mak...
Even as economists project more revenue and double-digit increases in biennia to come, the Legislature is looking to cancel three tax breaks for state filers, with business bearing the brunt, The Oreg...
Business groups told Oregon lawmakers they disagree with a push underway to decouple from parts of the 2025 federal tax law. Business groups told Oregon lawmakers they disagree with a push underway to...
Some of the state agencies on the list have been embroiled in scandals over the past few years. Oregon’s beleaguered Department of Transportation, education funding for local school districts, the Ore...
On his second album, the Portland musician adds a little mystery to his sad-boy singer-songwriter persona, favoring abstract musings and adding subtle strangeness to otherwise tasteful arrangements. P...
Oregon’s Dan Rayfield and attorneys general from four other states joined together in a Jan. 21 Portland town hall on Trump lawsuits. Jan. 21 marked a year since Oregon filed its first lawsuit a...
Mother of three children, all U.S. citizens, now faces deportation after using her La Popular stores to transfer millions in drug proceeds. The owner of La Popular, a chain of money-transfer businesse...
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