Oregon Businesses Honor Earth Day
Oregon businesses care about the Earth and work every day to help the environment. On Earth Day 2019, we’re listing a few ways Oregon employers take care of the place we call home.
April Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
As we get deeper into the 2019 Legislative Session, a familiar specter is back: the runaway costs of the Public Employees Retirement System.
PERS Update: Cost Concerns, PERS Solutions and SAIF
In the 2019 Oregon Legislature, lawmakers are proposing tax increases to fund $2 billion toward education. This proposal does not take into account the skyrocketing cost of the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), which will likely eat up much of any new revenue generated from new taxes proposed this year.
Call to Action – Hearing on Paid Family & Medical Leave Bills on March 25
Legislators need to hear from Oregon Business & Industry members about how an inflated family leave proposal could hurt Oregon’s economy, businesses and workers.
Tax Update
Oregon legislators are looking to boost education funding by $2 billion through tax increases on the business community.
March Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
In the 2019 legislative session, the OBI team is closely following tax bills and bills related to employment regulation.
February Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
Although it is only two weeks old, the 2019 legislative session has gotten off to a roaring start, with several pieces of sweeping legislation already on the table. Our OBI team is on top of it, at the Capitol every single day to make sure the perspective of Oregon business is heard in every hearing room and every office.
OBI Policy Analysis
Governor Brown’s Proposed 2019-21 Budget Gov. Kate Brown released her proposed budget on Nov. 29. This document, which highlights the governor’s priorities for the 2019/2021 fiscal biennium, will be the framework for the Legislature’s budget considerations when lawmakers convene on Jan. 22. Below please find subject-by-subject highlights from the Governor’s proposed 2019-2021 budget that are…
January Message from Board Chair Scott Parrish
When the 2019 Legislature convenes, we know a number of big issues impacting your business—and your ability to grow and keep quality jobs for Oregonians—will be on the agenda. We will start the legislative session making sure your voice and concerns are heard.