Scrambling to Boost Transportation Measure, Metro Offers Business Community a Remarkable Discount

The City’s Largest Business Organization Also Wants the Feds Out of Portland

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.”

Metro May Again Be Looking at a $250 Million a Year Homeless Services Measure

That comes after Metro weighed a smaller measure earlier this week with a $40 million miscalculation.

An Income Tax on Wealthy Households Could Go to Portland Voters in Weeks. The Business Lobby Just Lost its Appetite.

The idea wouldn’t be headed to voters without the aid of the Portland Business Alliance.

Portland Business Alliance Is Fighting Against a Tax on High-Income Households to Fund Homeless Services

PBA has been key to pushing Metro to refer the measure. Now they’re pushing for a change in who and what is taxed.

Portland Voters Were Asked to Rank Three Issues That Could Be Addressed With New Taxes in 2020. They Picked Homelessness.

Local officials and advocates are already throwing elbows over which tax measures should take precedence.