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Horrified by a Payroll Tax, Portland-Area Businesses Demand Metro Delay Its Planned Transportation Measure Past November

Supporters say the tax is a form of racial justice.

In Portland and Statewide, Business Community Pushes Back Against Shelter in Place

Both the Portland Business Alliance and Oregon Business & Industry want clarity around what businesses are “essential.”

Initiative Petition to Limit Self-Checkouts at Oregon Grocery Stores to Two Per Location Takes Step Forward

Oregon labor unions want to see self-checkouts disappear.

After The State’s Largest Business Group Remains Neutral on Tax Increase, a Board Member Quits and Encourages Others to Join Him

The president of a big timber company blasts—and leaves—the state’s largest business lobby group.

Here’s Why Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Feels Confident in Using Cash from SAIF Corp. to Stabilize PERS Costs

Gov. Kate Brown wants to pull money out of SAIF Corp. because the state-owned worker’s compensation insurer is flush with cash.

State’s Biggest Business Lobby Group Officially Names State Rep. Mark Johnson President and CEO

State’s biggest business lobby hires first executive director.

Murmurs: Business Lobby Taps Mark Johnson, Creating a Job Opportunity for House Democrats

In other news: Dan Saltzman isn’t tipping his hand in the race for his seat.

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