Capitol Newsletter: 9 ethic reforms
Read our Capitol News letter here. Representative Julie Parish: Nine ethic reform ideas Representative Barreto: What drives business away Representative Pilusio: Helping women veterans
Oregon Outlook: Residential building remains weak
University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes Press Release provided By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Oregon Regional Economic Indicators: Regional economies rocketed into the New Year with solid growth in January. Highlights of the report include:
Bill Post: Legal reform for injury victims
By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, State Representative Bill Post has sponsored House Bill 3101 that protects accident injury victims from collection agencies while they are awaiting a legal action for the payments of their bills. The bill originated from a constituent horror story involving a family whose daughter was struck by a driver and…
Bipartisan tax reform
Senator Hass, Representative McLane: Historic Tech Tax Upgrade By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation A rare bipartisan effort for a major tax reform has been advanced with SB 661 which aims to fix Oregon’s 1800’s tax structure that finds itself destroying 21st Century technology. Two lawmakers stand-out on this issue, State Senator Mark Hass who…
Sen. Olsen: Stop anonymous lawmaking
By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, Oregon State Senator Alan Olsen’s SB 435 would eliminate anonymous mystery bill amendments by requiring amendments to identify the state Legislator who proposed it. Anonymous legislation passing through the Legislature only reinforces the back-room deals aura of Salem and has the effect of shutting out the public who wish…
Capitol Newsletter: No more mystery bills
Read Capitol Newsletter here. What’s inside Senator Olsen: No More mystery bills Representative Greg Barreto: Real life business plan trumps paid sick mandate Representative Sherrie Sprenger: Cougar sighting raises alarm
Penalties for failing to file returns electronically
By Oregon Department fo Revenue Newsroom release Starting with the filing of 2014 returns this year, the Oregon Department of Revenue will be assessing penalties for failing to file information returns electronically. Oregon requires businesses filing any number of W2s or more than ten 1099s to file those electronically through iWire by March 31.
Senator Knopp on privacy protection for drivers
Government’s use of technology to keep track of citizens is advancing exponentially, and Oregon Senator Tim Knopp believes we need to take a step back and evaluate what this means. Tim Knopp is sponsoring three bi-partisan bills in the current Legislative Session (SB 639, SB 640, SB 641) that would curtail government’s ability to store…
Capitol Newsletter: Tax Death trap
See our Capitol newsletter update…. Sen. Herman Baertschiger: Solving rural Oregon’s tax death trap Senator Tim Knopp: Privacy concerns over government car tracking Rep. Sal Esquivel: Killing this will boost timber, farming & ranching
Oregon lacking home building gains
University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes Press Release provided By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Oregon Regional Economic Indicators: December was another strong month for most regional economies in Oregon. Highlights of the report include: Moving average measures of activity – which smooth monthly volatility – indicate that all nearly areas are…