By Oregon Small Business Association, With the Iowa caucus in the rear view mirror and all eyes looking ahead to next week’s New Hampshire primary, it’s easy to lose sight of what is a rare occurrence in Washington – bipartisanship. Specifically, the Energy Policy Modernization Act, introduced by Senators Lisa […]

Oregon Cascade Policy Institute By John Charles Two committees of the Oregon Legislature heard presentations  on a legislative proposal to eliminate the use of coal in Oregon’s electricity grid by 2035. Coal is the source of power for 33.4% of Oregon’s electricity consumption. According to news reports, Portland General Electric […]

By State Senator Tim Knopp, For the last three years, wildfires have rampaged through Oregon and destroyed delicate ecosystems, polluted air quality, endangered rural communities, and also cost the state millions of dollars. In a recent legislative poll conducted by Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend), Central Oregonians made it clear that […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Recent price shock in the market and insights about the turbulence ahead were explained today to more than 2,000 beef producers at the CattleFax Outlook Session held during the 2016 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. The downward spiral in price from record high cattle […]

Natural Resource Report, In the latest news, three more Refuge occupiers have been arrested. Ammon Bundy, speaking through his lawyer, asked that his team “stand down” and leave the occupation. It appears that most, if not all, of the occupiers have officially left the Malhuer Wildlife Refuge. When eight left […]

Natural Resource News Note, During a roadside encounter with police 50 miles from the Malhuer Wildlife refuge, police have arrested seven members of the standoff (including leader Ammon Bundy) as well as one killed (spokesman Robert Levoy Finicum). Authorities have erected road blocks around the refuge where as many as […]

KATU-2 TV news sat down with Oregon Malhuer County standoff leader Ammon Bundy in an exclusive TV interview. Watch the clip below.

By Oregon State University Extension Office Photo:Nancy Kerkvliet, OSU immunotoxicologist, researches chemicals that suppress the immune system. Photo by Stephen Ward Oregon State University researchers have discovered a chemical that blocks Type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice and may work the same way in humans. The chemical, nicknamed BBQ, works […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association After bi-partisan passage in both chambers of Congress, President Obama vetoed Senate Joint Resolution 22, disapproval of the EPA’s “waters of the United States” rule. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis said this is a clear indication the President does not understand the role America’s […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Agriculture & Business Groups Call on BOLI for Free Sick Leave Seminars Express Disappointment on $25 Fee for Training Seminars Portland: “We are disappointed that BOLI would not only delay their implementation seminars until after the effective date of the new statewide paid sick leave law […]