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Bernie Sanders wants the US to adopt a 32-hour workweek. Could workers and companies benefit?
The 40-hour workweek has been standard in the U.S. for more than eight decades.
Federal, Oregon leaders vow to break barriers of entry to trade industries
Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, discussed how people of diverse backgrounds have been discouraged from working in trade industries.
Survey shows Portland voters think city is going in wrong direction
Half of voters in the Portland metro area say they’re worse off economically compared to a couple of years ago, according to a survey of 500 voters.
Oregon lawmakers have more to spend as they rush to tackle housing, addiction crises
The state’s latest revenue forecast will dictate which spending bills survive the legislative session.
The US didn’t just avoid a recession — it’s adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs
The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades.
Fire devastates Southwest Washington seafood facility
A massive fire broke out at a crab-landing facility in Pacific County on Monday, inflicting significant damage on the facility and destroying fishing gear ahead of Washington’s commercial Dungeness crab season.
Coquille Tribe’s long bet on contentious new casino may still pay off
After hitting bumps along the way over a decade, the tribe's casino project is again moving forward, but criticism from other regional tribes remains strong.
Port of Portland requests $10 million for international shipping terminal
Request comes amid projected $14 million financial loss for the terminal.
Oregon’s population declined for second year in a row, according to census data
A little more than 6,000 people – or 0.1% of the population – left Oregon from July 2022 to July 2023, according to census data released Tuesday. Stretching back to 2021, overall census numbers estimate the state’s population went down by 0.5%, or about 23,000 people.
Oregon’s massive kicker is spurring a fresh look at the state’s unique tax rebate law
The state will send a jaw-dropping $5.6 billion back to taxpayers next year, ratcheting up pressure on a policy voters love.