Robust Revenue Forecast

by Lena Prine | Feb 8, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog

On February 7, the Revenue Forecast was released by the Office of Economic Analysis for the Senate and House Revenue Committees. Continuing the trend seen, remarkably, throughout the interim, Oregon’s legislators continue to have more funds at their disposal for the...

Press Release: Governor Kotek Issues Statement in Response to Revenue Forecast

by Lena Prine | Feb 7, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog

NEWS RELEASEFebruary 7, 2024 Media Contact:Elisabeth Shepard, Press Secretary to Governor KotekElisabeth.Shepard@Oregon.Gov Anca Matica, Press Secretary to Governor KotekAnca.Matica@Oregon.Gov Governor Kotek Issues Statement in Response to Revenue Forecast Salem, OR —...

Press Release: Final Data Confirms State Exceeded Goals For Homelessness State of Emergency

by Lena Prine | Feb 6, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog

NEWS RELEASEFebruary 6, 2024 Media ContactElisabeth Shepard, Press Secretary to Governor KotekElisabeth.Shepard@Oregon.Gov Final Data Confirms State Exceeded Goals For Homelessness State of Emergency EO 23-02 led to more than 10,000 Oregon households moving out of...

2024 Short Session

by Lena Prine | Feb 6, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Public Policy blog

The 2024 legislative session is underway. The session will run through March 10 for a maximum of 35 days. If legislators complete their work in a timely fashion, they could wrap up before the 35-day limit. All of the bills were made public this past week. As of now,...

Press Release: Governor Kotek, Chair Vega Pederson, Mayor Wheeler Declare Coordinated Fentanyl Emergencies

by Lena Prine | Jan 30, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog

NEWS RELEASEJanuary 30, 2024 Media ContactElisabeth Shepard, Press Secretary to Governor KotekElisabeth.Shepard@Oregon.Gov Ryan Yambra, Multnomah County Public Information OfficerPressoffice@multco.us Cody Bowman, Communications Director to Mayor...

Press Release: DEQ moves to re-establish the Climate Protection Program in wake of recent court ruling

by Lena Prine | Jan 24, 2024 | Chamber Blog, Press Room blog, Public Policy blog

NEWS RELEASEJanuary 22, 2024 Portland, OR—The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will begin the process to reinstate the Climate Protection Program in the first quarter of 2024 following a December ruling from the Oregon Court of Appeals . The court decided...