Prosperity Council’s Report Challenges Kotek to Signal That Oregon Is Open for Business
The 15-member panel of business and labor leaders proposed four modest tax code changes, replacing the Climate Protection Program, and some less controversial reforms.
Prosperity Council Likely to Streamline State’s Economic Development Agency
The agency missed its job creation target nine out of the past 10 years. The solution: a lower target.
The Story Behind the Abrupt Departure of One of Oregon’s Highest-Paid Public Employees
It’s not every day that a public employee in Oregon walks away from a job that pays nearly $850,000 a year.
After Coasting to GOP Primary Win, Drazan Says Governor’s Race Will Be Different This Time
In front of a crowd full of wide grins, Willamette Valley wines, and Coors Light, Christine Drazan described her next objective: “Fire Tina Kotek,” she said. “She cannot have a second term. We cannot afford it.”
One Member of Kotek’s Prosperity Council Wanted Recommendations to Push Harder for Tax Cuts
Jordan Schnitzer told his colleagues on the panel a draft document lacked “urgency and weight.”
Confidential Draft Recommendations From Kotek’s Prosperity Council Suggest Tax Cuts and Reforms
The Oregon Journalism Project has obtained a confidential draft of the 16-member panel’s calls for action, and that draft proposes significant changes to Oregon’s tax system.
New Financial Analysis of I-5 Replacement Bridge Shows Tolling Impacts
Traffic on the new bridge will plummet from current levels, and even with the higher tolls, there’s a major funding gap.
Oregon Health Care Association Persuades Court to Temporarily Block Release of Job Applicant Names
The state planned to give SEIU 70,000 names of people who want to work as caregivers.
Trailing in the GOP Gubernatorial Primary, Dudley Appears to Change His Views on Abortion
The former Trail Blazer recently told OJP he is pro-choice. Now he says he is pro-life.
Independent Poll Shows Drazan With Significant Advantage in GOP Primary for Governor
The 2022 nominee has twice the support of her two leading opponents, Chris Dudley and Ed Diehl.










