by Salem Chamber | Feb 24, 2020 | Public Policy blog
Monday, February 24, 2020 After 75 minutes of debate and motions, the full Ways & Means Committee has just passed SB 1530, the Cap-and-Trade bill. Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) voted with Republicans on all amendments and in opposition to the bill....
by Salem Chamber | Feb 24, 2020 | Public Policy blog
We believe the Senate Republican “walkout” will commence this week as the Ways & Means Committee will approve SB 1530 – Cap and Trade – on Monday morning and send it to the Senate floor. Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) will need to be...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 20, 2020 | Public Policy blog
Corporate Activity Tax Update Meeting Keizer Community Center March 19 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Join representatives from the Oregon Department of Revenue for an update on the state’s new Corporate Activity Tax (CAT). Department representatives will begin the...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 18, 2020 | Public Policy blog
We are now done with the first two weeks of the 2020 session. There are three weeks to go before the constitutional end date of March 8th. It was an extraordinarily busy week as most bills were scheduled for hearing or some sort of consideration. As of right now, most...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 13, 2020 | Public Policy blog
Salem, Ore. — Mayor Chuck Bennett is delivering the following speech at the State of the City address today at the Salem Convention Center. Watch the video provided by CCTV below. Introduction Thank you all for coming today… And our thanks in particular to the...
by Salem Chamber | Feb 13, 2020 | Public Policy blog
House Bill 4010 threatens to eliminate all state incentives for Opportunity Zones by disconnecting Oregon from the federal Opportunity Zone tax incentive that was included in the federal ‘Tax Cut and Jobs Act’ passed by Congress in 2017. We view this as...
