News Last week, the state Senate Finance Committee took testimony on the appropriate level of commissions for the Oregon Lottery to pay the retailers who carry video poker and video slot machines. The current six-year retailer contract expires next June and the Lottery Commission is expected to decide on the level of commissions by the end of this month. Commissions have fallen from 33.5 percent ...   More

News At the end of June, two of the state's heavyweight trade groups, the Oregon Restaurant Association and the Oregon Lodging Association merged into a new group called the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association. That's a pretty big deal in political circles because the combined association speaks with one voice for more than 9,000 places that serve food and 2,500 lodging establishments. The association's ...   More