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California sets nation’s toughest plastics reduction rules
Companies that want to sell shampoo bottles, food products and other items wrapped in plastic in California will have to cut down their use of the material.

Battered by pandemic, Ashland reimagines its tourism economy
While patrons of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival stayed away during the pandemic, others tourists came to Ashland, once the first waves of the public health crisis receded. Many went mountain biking or on wine tours, or were simply passing through on their way to somewhere else.

Oregon’s minimum wage set to increase July 1
Starting July 1, minimum wage workers in Oregon will see an increase in pay. What the new hourly rate will be depends on where they work in the state.

Southeast Oregon coffee shop will aim to combat opioid addiction
Harney County's Symmetry Care Inc. is using Measure 110 money to start cafe staffed by people recovering from addiction.

‘Revenge travel’ is surging. Here’s what you need to know
Despite sky-high prices and limited availability, people are traveling in droves. Could this new term explain why?

Nearly 400 car crashes in 11 months involved automated tech, companies tell regulators
There were five deaths and six serious injuries in the 392 crashes reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from July 2021 to May 2022. Two-thirds of the crashes involved Teslas.
No injuries in roof collapse of popular Buoy Beer in Astoria
A brewery in northwestern Oregon has partially collapsed.

Biggest rate hike in years expected as Fed tackles inflation
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled and a sign that the central bank is struggling to restrain stubbornly high inflation.
Attendance policies push workers at two Portland-area New Seasons stores to seek union representation
In separate, but simultaneous efforts, employees at two New Seasons Markets in the Portland Metro area filed to unionize on the same day last month.

Bend’s booming tourism industry hits labor shortage snag
Outdoor outfitters, hotels and restaurants across Bend are struggling to find and retain employees in a region heavily reliant on tourism to fund its local economy. This means a reduction in services and potentially longer wait times for consumers.