Fox Business host Lauren Simonetti was left stunned by a massive drop in the NASDAQ Composite Index at the start of trading Monday morning. The NASDAQ fell on open on Monday, down over 1,000 points, recovering slightly to around 500 points in the first two hours of trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped over 1,000 points in that same time …
Abbey Stamp is taking on a new role that will put her at the heart of Oregon’s fentanyl overdose crisis – and the next chapter of the state’s effort to combat drug addiction. The 51-year-old longtime Multnomah County administrator will start Oct. 15 as the new executive director of the Oregon Health Authority’s Measure 110 program. Stamp is taking the …
Note: Sam Marsh of KAJO reported on the launch of a recall petition against Josephine County Commission Chair John West. A group of approximately 50 people were on hand Friday when a recall petition against Josephine County Commissioner John West was launched at the Grants Pass Courthouse. The chief petitioners are Gold Hill City Manager Lily Morgan, former Grants Pass …
Usually politicians release bad news Friday evening so it is forgotten by Monday. Good news is announced on Monday so that the news cycle can carry the story all week. In this case, Vice President Kamala Harris planned Monday announcement of her VP running mate was preempted by Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker leaking the announcement video on Twitter/X. More Twitter …
Two ballot measure collected enough signatures to make it to Oregon’s November ballot. One is not so bad, but the other one is very, very bad and will make Oregon’s business reputation even uglier than it is now. Let’s take a look. Measure 118 Measure 118 “Increases highest corporate minimum taxes; distributes revenue to eligible individuals; state replaces reduced federal …
EN ROUTE TO PHOENIX — Senator J.D. Vance starts to fall back on his stump speech at 30,000 feet. A man who has lived the American Dream in a hurry begins to talk about how the nation’s historic paths to success have been ravaged by preventable inflation and illegal immigration. Buying a house is almost impossible because of high interest …
Voters will vote on five ballot measures on the Oregon November ballot. Based on my current understanding, I’ll be voting “No” on three of them, “Yes” on one of them and one I’m undecided on. Three of the ballot measures were referral by Oregon legislators and two initiative petition. (Unfortunately, the two School Choice measures did not collect enough signatures …
Today, Monique DeSpain’s campaign for Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District announced the launch of a major TV ad campaign targeting general election voters. The ad is running on broadcast and cable TV, OTT/disconnected cable, and Digital platforms. “We are excited to launch the first TV ad of this race for Congress. It is a sign of the real momentum we are building for …
A revised Oregon Wildfire Map was released on July 18. This map is available at the Oregon Explorer website. https://hazardmap.forestry.oregonstate.edu/ Release of this map began a 30 day period to comment on the map. The revised map changes “Risk Map” to “Hazard Map” and combine the Extreme Risk and High Risk areas into High Hazard. The Low Risk and No Risk areas …
Wildfires burning across much of the western U.S. and Canada are causing smoke to stretch across parts of central, eastern and southern Oregon. In response, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality alert Monday for Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake and Malheur counties. Agency officials also expect intermittent smoke in Crook, eastern Douglas, eastern Lane, Jackson …