Portland's Clean Energy Surcharge Oversteps City's Taxing Authority
While the Clean Energy Surcharge has been around for several years, legal challenges to this tax have only recently ripened due to filing extensions and administrative appeals.
6 min read
Aug
28
Oregon’s Economy Shifts from Boom to Balance
Despite new challenges in the labor market, the forecast does not indicate a looming recession but, rather, cracks emerging.
4 min read
Mar
08
Closing the Book on Oregon’s Short, Chaotic Session
Defying the conventional wisdom, politicians set aside the campaign season and, instead, decided to govern.
4 min read
Mar
01
Legislative Session Comes Down to the Wire
Lawmakers face a race to the finish line to complete their work before constitutional adjournment.
6 min read
Feb
23
Changing Clocks and Racing Against the Clock
The legislature’s short session is akin to drinking out of the firehose.
4 min read
Feb
19
Whittling Oregon's Supermajority Requirement
In recent years, lawmakers and funding advocates have exploited workarounds to constitutional supermajority requirements on revenue-raising measures.
2 min read
Feb
16
Short Session Arithmetic in the Driver’s Seat
While the traditional courting of stakeholders is a staple of the legislature, now more than ever, legislative arithmetic is driving the politics.
5 min read
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