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 […]

The United States Postal Service just released this year their new postage stamp and it features the amazing historical figure Phillis Wheatley.  Mrs. Wheatley was an African American poet during the Revolutionary War. At the same time the United States Postal Service released these stamps, the Oregon 250 Resolution honoring […]