By Becky Zuschlag & Avery Tunstill Barran Liebman Law, June 25, 2025 – Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 5217 (E2SSB 5217) into law on May 20, 2025. The law will replace Washington’s law requiring pregnancy accommodations. Although the new law does not go into effect until January 1, […]

DFR urges Oregonians to prepare early for active 2025 wildfire season By Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation Salem – With hotter, drier conditions arriving early this year, Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) is urging residents to prepare now for an active 2025 wildfire season. According to the National Interagency […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, With fewer people regularly attending church services, congregations with underused land in city centers want to convert their property into housing for those without a roof over their heads—and a bipartisan bill in the Oregon State Legislature could help. More than half of the […]