Oregon

Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler's first proposed city budget includes infrastructure investment.

Oregon implemented a state government hiring freeze.

The University of Oregon is stepping up the pressure on lawmakers to kick in $100 million in state bonds to help pay for two new science buildings in Eugene.

Portland, Ore. voters will decide whether or not to approve $790 million of school bonds in May following a unanimous vote from the city’s school board.

Far West issuers sold $90.7 billion of municipal bonds in 2016, a 8.5% increase over the prior year.

Oregon lawmakers will have the option to issue as much as $1.14 billion in new general fund-backed debt and up to $209 million in lottery-backed debt for the 2017-2019 biennium.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has promoted three public finance attorneys on the West Coast to partner.

A probable rollback of federal protections put in place after the Great Recession means Oregon must be even more vigilant in its stewardship of public funds, said its new treasurer, Tobias Reed.

Facing a projected two-year budget shortfall of $1.7 billion, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has proposed a biennial budget that the newly-reelected governor characterized as a “short-term” solution.

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.

California and Oregon voters may soon have the opportunity to vote on controversial soda taxes which could bring in millions of extra dollars annually.