Deschutes County considers reserve funds to offset PERS
County departments paid about $11 million into the reserve fund started more than a decade ago to anticipate Public Employees Retirement System costs.
Zuckerberg scolds employees for crossing out ‘Black Lives Matter’
NPR: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reprimanded employees for crossing out ‘black lives matter’ on the headquarters’ signature boards, then adding ‘all lives matter.’
Federal appeals court restrict shared tips
ASSOCIATED PRESS: U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against pooling tips.
Republicans stall legislative session
So far, the Republican’s antics range from the Wednesday floor session no-show to the Thursday bill read that lasted nearly four hours.
Vacasa to double number of employees, moves to Pearl
The vacation rental platform plans to go from 900 employees to 1800, and will swap spots with Simple in the Pearl District.
Stockholder sues Lithia Motors, citing former CEO’s $1M annual pay
Marty A. Jessos filed a lawsuit against the Medford auto dealer, ordering Lithia to stop paying former CEO and retired executive chairman Sidney DeBoer $1 million a year.
PBA president fights PSU payroll tax
Portland Business Alliance President Sandra McDonough filed a petition against the proposed Portland State University payroll tax.
On a Bender
National chain stores in Bend outperform national averages. The retail sector here is growing faster than almost any other place in the state. What’s driving the boom?
U.S. bans slave-related imports
ASSOCIATED PRESS: President Barack Obama signed a bill that disavows the U.S. from supporting slave trade.