Cannabis Crunch
Despite inflation, cannabis prices are falling — putting Oregon’s once-thriving pot industry, and government programs that rely on it for tax revenue, in a sticky situation.
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Long-Term Childcare Fix On The Horizon
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici joins fellow lawmakers to reintroduce an act to make childcare more accessible.
Gains and Losses
Oregon’s property tax laws and abatement of corporate taxes have impoverished schools. Can the new billion-dollar business tax help solve chronic underfunding?
Rural libraries turning more to private sector for lifeline
A fundamental public institution diversifies to survive.
River rights
A public private partnership to redevelop an industrial site at the base of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City is mired in conflict. Can the partners pull it off?
The unnecessary burden of filing taxes
Every April I get shudders just thinking about the pending deadline for filing taxes. I am not exaggerating when I say the task feels like a form of purgatory.
Reader Forum: Credit Unions: To Tax or Not to Tax?
Oregon Business reader responds to Credit Unions: To Tax or Not to Tax?