Blue Collar Wave
Senate Bill 1545, also known as Future Ready Oregon, promises to shore up a dire labor shortfall. Does it make the grade?
Gov Kate Brown
Workforce Development, Farmworker Overtime Lead 2022 Legislative Agenda
The Oregon Legislature kicks off a 35-day session this week. Here’s what OB is watching.
Gov. Brown announces statewide hiring freeze
The freeze is the first in a series of planned executive orders over the next few weeks aimed at easing the budget deficit.
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?
Gubernatorial race tightens
Kate Brown still leads, but Oregon’s gubernatorial race is closer than expected.
