Oregon Update April 14, 2020 & Federal CARES Act

At link and attached is the Legislative Policy and Research Office summary of the federal CARES Act. Unemployment Senator Boquist sent me this unemployment by sector chart which I found interesting: Main Street America  MSA conducted an online survey last week to assess the impact of COVID-19. More than 5,850 small businesses responded to the […]

Oregon Election Results

Clearly, the Blue Wave came from the Pacific Ocean with the largest swell crashing onto Oregon. And it was extreme with voter turnout thus far higher than 60% – higher than any previous mid-term election in Oregon. In a close race, Governor Brown was re-elected to serve a second term – the timing of her taking […]

Pioneering OregonSaves

News for 2018: Pioneering OregonSaves retirement program opening for statewide enrollment, based on successful pilot phase From: OREGON STATE TREASURY – Tobias Read, State Treasurer Auto-IRA program meets a glaring need by providing a savings option for those who don’t have a qualified plan at work  SALEM – OregonSaves, the nation’s first state-based retirement savings option for […]