Business
Commentary: What are the Trail Blazers worth to Portland and Oregon?
It’s time to put a dollar figure on it, columnist Randy Stapilus writes If Portland offered the Trail…
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Business
Commentary: As feds pull back, Oregon expands antitrust actions
The Democratic argument writes itself: The Trump administration won’t do anything meaningful about prices, so we will. The…
Business
Commentary: These Oregon reforms could boost the state’s economy
Not everything in the newly-released report of the Governor’s Prosperity Council is uncontroversial, or should be, or points…
Business
Commentary: Investing in people is clear path forward for Oregon Gov. Kotek’s ‘Prosperity Council’
Rather than recycle the big business lobby’s permanent agenda to beef up its bottom line, Oregon Gov. Tina…
Business
Commentary: Oregon primary ballot measures were more than a local issue
What Oregon voters are thinking right now can sometimes be derived from the top-level election results. But those…
Business
Commentary: Non-transferable fury, gas tax defeat didn’t boost Diehl to primary victory
A couple of decades ago, the comedian Chris Rock led a TV series called “Everybody Hates Chris,” its…
Columnists
Commentary: A Day Without Child Care: Universal problem requires a universal solution
We have been sounding the alarm for years: Oregon’s child care system needs support. From early childhood educators…
Business
Commentary: The untold story of school funding in Oregon
When students walk through their classroom doors each morning, a day of learning is just the start of…
Agriculture
Commentary: Salmon are not to blame for Bonneville Power Administration failing to meet its responsibilities
The Bonneville Power Administration, the federal agency that sells Columbia Basin hydropower, is required by law to make…
Business
Commentary: Oregon’s urban growth boundaries are essential for housing and economic development
Oregon, like other states, lacks housing — especially affordable housing. We are also experiencing an economic slowdown. During…