Oregon Legislature Delivers Big Results This Week Historic Bi-partisan Agreement Reduces PERS Liabilities by Billions & Delivers Significant Small Business Tax Relief. Excerpt from October 3, 2013 edition of AOI Leading…
DetailsThe Oregon Business Plan congratulates our elected leaders for the remarkable agreement reached this week to strengthen schools and promote business. This afternoon, four business associations – Associated Oregon Industries,…
DetailsWe have some good news. Oregon’s legislative leaders from both parties have been talking with the Governor this week about the prospects of reaching a deal to reduce Oregon’s unfunded…
DetailsJoin more than 1,000 business, elected, education and nonprofit leaders from across Oregon on December 9, 2013 to make plans to create jobs, raise incomes, and reduce poverty in Oregon.…
DetailsGreg Marton is an instructor in the social science department at Rogue Community College, where he has taught for the past 15 years. On August 13, 2013 the Medford Mail…
DetailsThe 2013 legislative session that wrapped up on Monday produced mixed results on key initiatives of the Oregon Business Plan. To create jobs and raise the incomes of Oregonians, these initiatives…
DetailsA group called Fix PERS Now today released information comparing the relative contributions public employers make to the public employee pension systems in Oregon and Washington. The group, a coalition…
DetailsFrom the Willamette Week: A group called Fix PERS Now today released information comparing the relative contributions public employers make to the public employee pension systems in Oregon and Washington.…
DetailsPERS actuaries predict that school district payroll rates will double between 2009 and 2017 even with SB 822 and its companion provision to skip payments into the system. By 2017-2019…
DetailsCulminating more than a decade of planning, Governor Kitzhaber and the Oregon Legislature made their commitment to finance Oregon’s share of replacing the I-5 bridge across the Columbia River. Last…
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