Chapter Member Testifies on National Issue
In late May, AGC members Ed DeLisle and Andy Brown of Glen/Mar Construction of Portland, Ore. testified at a US House Small Business Committee hearing on change order delays and the impacts they can have
Category: Government Affairs
OP-ED: Oregon’s initiative and referendum process: a growing crisis
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver Oregon’s system of “direct government” is failing us. That is a strong
Help AGCA Strengthen Its Legislative Efforts
Help AGCA Plan for the Future You have an opportunity to help AGC of America and its chapters gauge the reach of our collective networks and enable us to effectively
OP-ED: A postmortem of the 2016 legislative session
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver Oregon’s 78th legislative session came to a close earlier this month. This
2016 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
On Thursday, March 3, the third constitutionally mandated “short session” came to a close. This session was not “business as usual” and was certainly not what the voters had in
Hwy/Transit Bill Doesn’t Address Future Revenue Needs
Compromise Highway and Transit Bill Includes Long-term Funding to Help Improve Transportation Systems, but Doesn’t Address Future Revenue Needs Construction official says conference committee’s final highway and transit measure includes
OP-ED: Initiative Petition 28 is bad for business
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver Since 1990, when voters approved Measure 5 to place limits on property
OP-ED: Big industry goals for the Legislature’s short session
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver With the Oregon Legislature’s “short” 2016 session rapidly approaching, Associated General Contractors’
OP-ED: Metro-area congestion solution needs leadership – now
Recently, I spent several days driving from Portland to Denver and back. I picked the route in part because I wanted to get away from flying. But I also wanted
OP-ED: 2016 elections are over – where do we go from here?
Nearly 50 years ago, another Republican President-elect, Richard Nixon, spoke of the “silent majority.” He described these Americans as a large and normally undemonstrative cross-section of the country that just