State Health Plan Would Raise Taxes $21 Billion Per Year
The proposed health plan would raise taxes by more than $21 billion per year through a payroll tax on employers and personal income taxes on individuals.
OBI Warns about Consequences of Breaching Snake River Dams
The largely uncoordinated layering of regulations goes virtually unreported in Oregon but creates significant cost and compliance problems for businesses that employ Oregonians and generate billions in critical state and local revenue.
Business Groups Urge Lawmakers to Increase I-5 Bridge Vehicle Capacity
The largely uncoordinated layering of regulations goes virtually unreported in Oregon but creates significant cost and compliance problems for businesses that employ Oregonians and generate billions in critical state and local revenue.
Oregon Employers Swamped by State Agency Rulemaking
The largely uncoordinated layering of regulations goes virtually unreported in Oregon but creates significant cost and compliance problems for businesses that employ Oregonians and generate billions in critical state and local revenue.
Candidates Share Views at June 7 OBI Forum
For more than an hour, the three answered questions on a range of issues, including taxation, workforce challenges, Oregon’s land use system, state agency leadership and the appropriate use of executive orders.
OBI Head Urges Interstate 5 Bridge Planners to Maximize Capacity
OBI President and CEO Angela Wilhelms urged planners and policymakers to maximize vehicle capacity in replacing the century-old bridge spanning Interstate 5.
Commute Options Rulemaking Raises Cost, Safety Concerns
It will be difficult for employers to offer incentives that will be enticing enough to convince many employees to abandon their vehicles in favor of public transit.
What Do OSHA’s Heat and Smoke Rules Require? Download Our Explainers
The heat and smoke rules are lengthy and complex, and complying with them will be difficult. We have distilled the requirements of each set of rules and produced a pair of high-level explainer documents.
Continued Tax Layering Will Backfire for Oregon Cities, Counties
At our June 7 annual meeting, OBI will hold a gubernatorial candidate forum. Participants will include the winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries as well as other candidates likely to run competitive races.
OSHA’s Heat and Smoke Rules Will Hurt Employers and Employees
Oregon OSHA has proposed workplace heat and smoke rules that will cause employers to cancel shifts and employees to lose money. They also will force employers, once again, to become mask police.
Washington Wants to Tax Oregon’s Fuel. Our Elected Officials Must Say ‘No’
Lawmakers in Washington are trying to impose a 6-cent-per-gallon tax on fuel exported to Oregon . Our elected leaders should push back.
OBI Statement on the March 2022 Revenue Forecast
Oregon’s March 2022 revenue forecast suggests that record tax collections will persist for years. OBI President and CEO Angela Wilhelms urged lawmakers to end consideration of any tax increases for the near future.
