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Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill

Link to report included
by The Source Staff

Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the benefits from cuts to federal student loan access enacted in Republicans’ One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The report was led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member […]

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DAS Office of Economic Analysis Presents Q1 March Economic Outlook and Revenue Forecast

State leaders react to revenue forecast
by The Source Staff

The Department of Administrative Services Office of Economic Analysis State Chief Economist Carl Riccadonna and Senior Economist Michael Kennedy presented the latest economic outlook and revenue forecast to the legislative committee on finance and revenue on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The quarterly revenue forecasts serve to open the revenue forecasting process to the public and is the basis […]

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Governor Kotek Testifies in Support of New FastTrack Program 

House Bill 4084 would make Oregon more competitive in a challenging national economic environment
by The Source Staff

Governor Tina Kotek testified before the House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business and Trade support of House Bill 4084, the Governor’s economic development package for the 2026 legislative session. “While President Trump’s tariff-taxes make life more expensive for Americans and sow uncertainty in the economy, I refuse to let Oregon fall behind,” Governor Kotek […]

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