Factual background and legislative updates on this specific area of concern.
Rogue Valley businesses—ranging from Medford retail shops to local vineyards in the Applegate Valley and tourism services in Jacksonville and Ashland—must navigate several state regulations, including the Corporate Activities Tax (CAT), Paid Leave Oregon, and minimum wage increases. While these policies offer benefits to the workforce and public systems, many local business owners report that the combined administrative and financial burden is stifling their ability to stay open or hire local employees.
These are real bills currently moving through the Oregon Senate related to this issue. Read the details and cast your vote below.
The Act updates the tie date to the federal Internal Revenue Code and other federal tax laws. Disconnects from certain federal tax laws. Inc...
The Act changes laws about campaign money. (Flesch Readability Score: 66.7). Modifies the timelines for the enactment of certain campaign fi...
Declares that this state does not want a certain federal law to apply to consumer finance loans made in this state. Says who the laws that g...
The Act would let local transient lodging tax money be used for grants to small dining and lodging businesses. The Act would also let the ta...