Obama to announce end of Cuba isolation
BLOOMBERG: A plea from Pope Francis convinced the president to resume diplomatic relations as well as easing restrictions on trade and travel.
Energy prices drop cost of living in US by most since 2008
BLOOMBERG: November marked the largest fall in the consumer-price index, which adjusted downward 0.3 percent.
Last-minute amendments ruffle street fee opponents
The city council’s “Tuesday Memo” is under fire as local economist Eric Fruits called the practice “hide and seek.”
State’s ag industry hit hard by invasive weeds
An Oregon Department of Agriculture study said that scotch broom and Armenian blackberries could be costing the economy nearly $80 million.
CB Insights: Eight companies in ‘IPO pipeline’
Oregon’s technology economy thought to be the strongest it’s been since the mid-2000s.
Eastern Oregon cattlemen look to end wolf protections
The Umatilla County Cattleman’s Association would like rules limiting their ability to kill wolves taken out of effect.
InvestigateWest develops app tracking exemptions to the OPRL
There have been 478 exemptions to the law that was aimed at fostering government transparency.
Russia’s attempt to slow ruble freefall fails
BLOOMBERG: An attempted interest-rate increase fell short as the Russian currency dropped as much as 19 percent.
AAA: Holiday travel could set record this year
THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC: AAA expects almost 99 million Americans to travel — via the ground or the air — which would be the most since 2001 when the group started keeping track.
Junction City biogas plant exchanges lawsuits with former CEO
Dean Foor is claiming he was illegally fired while JC-Biomethane is countersuing to keep a state tax credit.