By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2026) – The NFIB Research Center released an industry-specific quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. According to the report, the Optimism Index increased from the previous quarter for all reported industries except for construction. “Small business optimism rose in all reported industries except for construction,” said Holly Wade, Executive Director of NFIB’s […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation A federal judge has rolled back the Trump administration’s plans for hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers that he says would have greatly harmed salmon already struggling to survive. According to The Oregonian/OregonLive, U.S. District Judge Michael Simon sided with Oregon, Native […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced their bipartisan, bicameral Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to boost security of electronic SNAP benefit cards amid a sharp rise in theft by hackers and scammers. Representatives Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., […]