Oregon

Worrisome signs remain for the Oregon economy ahead of Gov. Kate Brown's budget proposal Dec. 1, necessitating some cuts the state’s chief executive said.

Tax and bond measures found success in California and Washington on Election Day.

Oregon voters will hand significant power over debt and investment policy to a new steward when they cast their votes for Treasurer next week.

Oregon has inaugurated the use of a new state program managed by the Oregon Department of Education that offers a dollar-to-dollar match of up to $4 million to districts whose voters approve local bonds.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development veteran Margaret Salazar will become the new director of Oregon Housing and Community Services Nov. 1.

Oregon’s road user task force wants state lawmakers to expand its existing vehicle-miles-traveled fee system.

PFM Financial Advisors purchased Portland, Ore.-based advisory firm Western Financial Group, and hired all of its members.

Oregon's economy continues to expand at full throttle despite some worrisome long-term signs, according to the state's newly-released economic forecast.

Two large bond offerings from Providence St. Joseph Health, the result of a merger between two major West Coast healthcare providers, epitomize the continuing trend of consolidation in the not-for-profit healthcare sector.

The Oregon State Treasury is offering a new intermediate-term investment tool for local governments.