By Oregon Small business Association Foundation, With commercial fishing of salmon cut in half by drought, most of Oregon’s congressional delegation wants the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare “a catastrophic regional fishery disaster” as requested by Gov. Kate Brown. Between 2013 and 2017, the commercial Chinook haul was worth […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The Chief Economist of the nation’s largest general farm organization says the coming year should include higher prices for many crops but rising input costs will remain a challenge. Micheal Clements shares more on what to look for in 2022. Clements: Lingering issues from the […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Oregonians who use natural gas could see their rates increase by nearly 10 percent if regulators grant a request from NW Natural—its second rate hike in three years. The average residential rates would increase from $63 to $70 a month, according to the Portland […]

Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) has allocated more than $3.6 million towards recovery efforts from the White River Fire. “The White River Fire demonstrated how quickly wildfire can spread with a changing climate causing high winds and […]

By National Grocers Association, On behalf of NGA members, the National Grocers Association supports the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend enforcement of the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) COVID-19 vaccination and testing Emergency Temporary Standard. The court’s ruling takes some pressure off independent community grocers, […]

By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau As a major gateway for California agricultural trade, West Coast ports remain among the least efficient in the world, according to recent data. Now those clogged ports threaten farmers’ ability to get products to market—and could undermine their standing as reliable suppliers. In a […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter The New Year is off to a busy start already with major political updates this week. First, Senate President Peter Courtney announced that he will retire at the end of this year (meaning a vacancy next year in his Senate seat and the Senate Presidency). Speaker […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The Biden administration recently proposed a “step 1” Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule. Despite claims to the opposite from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers, a new WOTUS rule will have a large impact on small businesses and family […]

By Oregon Tax News, A surge in coronavirus cases due to the Omicron variant prompted Oregon health officials to order 12 million at-home Covid tests to distribute free to vulnerable populations. The Oregon Health Authority will collaborate with partner agencies to give the iHealth Labs Antigen Rapid Test kits to […]

By Taxpayers Foundation of Oregon, A Hispanic man who worked at an illegal marijuana farm just north of the Oregon-California border was shot to death and buried in a shallow grave. Josephine County sheriff’s deputies found the man’s body October 8 off Samarkand Drive in O’Brien, Oregon, according to KPIC. […]