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.

City Council Unanimously Approves Exempting Construction, Garbage and Recycling Firms From New Clean Energy Tax

Metro Mulls a Payroll Tax to Fund 2020 Transportation Measure

The Portland Business Alliance is listening to the idea.

Murmurs: Metro Mulls Payroll Tax

In other news: Hardesty powers up.

Emails Show Portland Businesses Wanted Homeless Meal Service Gone From a Downtown Park

Newly obtained emails show the city’s crackdown on free meals in a downtown park, couched as a sanitation and regulatory measure, followed significant pressure from nearby businesses and trade associations.