From Gridlock to Civil War

Is Measure 97 the end of days?  Or will the controversial tax measure lead to a new era of cooperation and compromise?

Team of Rivals

Can Gov. Kate Brown build a coalition?

A World on Fire

Globe-trotting is par for the course for Neal Keny-Guyer. In the past three months alone, the CEO of Mercy Corps has traveled to Uganda, Davos, Nigeria, China, Macedonia, Greece and Washington, D.C. Keny-Guyer has helmed the Portland-based international aid and development organization since 1994. Today the nonprofit employs 3,933 people worldwide; 180 in the U.S. Annual … Read more

Civic Pulse

Are today’s business and policy leaders risk averse?

Legislative Preview: A Shifting Balance

BY APRIL STREETER

Democratic gains pave the way for a revival of environment and labor bills as revenue reform languishes.

A Complex Portrait: Immigration, Jobs and the Economy

BY JOE ROJAS-BURKE & KIM MOORE

Oregon Business reports on the visa squeeze, the skills gap and foreign-born residents who are revitalizing rural Oregon.

Political Clout

BY KIM MOORE

Businesses spend billions of dollars each year trying to influence political decision makers by piling money into campaigns.