Kyra Buckley
Oregon Public BroadcastingKyra Buckley is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Kyra grew up in Eugene, is a 2015 graduate of the University of Oregon, and started her journalism career at Eugene’s public radio station, KLCC. Kyra's reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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It’s unclear how import taxes will affect Oregon’s economy in the long term, but early indicators show prices going up as businesses halt investments. -
Oregon lawmakers send $100 million to Coos Bay channel dredging in preparation for shipping terminalThe $2.3 billion Port of Coos Bay and NorthPoint Development project will create an international cargo ship and rail terminal on the south coast. -
The Oregon-based athletic wear company plans to mitigate the cost, in part, by raising consumer prices. -
The drive-thru coffee chain first started expanding in Oregon, moving to Eugene, Salem, Portland and other cities before growing outside the Northwest. -
Economists and companies warn that consumers have yet to feel the full effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but that prices are likely to spike this summer. -
The international nonprofit is selling its Portland office as it navigates steep cuts to federal funding. -
The state is leading a coalition of 12 states suing over tariffs. Oregon’s economy is highly trade-dependent. -
Oregon’s biggest trading partners include Mexico and Canada, but tariff threats from President Donald Trump could raise costs, strain business relationships. -
Threats of tariffs on major trading partners point to a chaotic global market for the foreseeable future. -
From international students to asylum seekers, the new administration’s plans could affect tens of thousands of people in the state. -
Gov. Tina Kotek had urged the Biden Administration to choose Oregon for one of the research and development centers. -
Rates that new employers will pay for unemployment insurance in the coming year will be 2.4% on up to $54,300 in wages per employee.
