If you’ve been paying attention to state politics in recent months, then you know that the state’s economy has been a big topic. Perhaps most eye-popping for some state leaders was Oregon’s ranking in a 2025 CNBC poll, which placed the state 39th among its Top States for Business. Oregon ranked 28th in the poll in 2024, and 21st in […]
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Of Walkouts and Roadmaps: New ‘Prosperity Officer’ Hails from Central Oregon
Tim Knopp, the former Bend senator disqualified from running for re-election after leading the longest walkout in state history, is now being tapped to bring Oregon back from the economic brink. It’s hard not to see the irony.