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2008 Legislative Issues

NWGA focuses on state issues for Oregon and Washington that include, but are not limited to, food safety, labeling, container redemption, OLCC and other state regulatory agencies, workers' compensation, labor law, lottery, and taxes.

The following are some of the NWGA Legislative issues:

Bottle Bill
Environmental
Organized Retail Theft
Abandoned Shopping Carts
Measure Standard Fee Increases
Plastic Bags
Alcohol Sales
RFID
Unused Gift Cards
UI Benefits for Lockouts
Card Check for Unions
Slip and Fall Lawsuits
Repeal of Corporate Kicker
Minimum Corporate Tax
Proposed ODA License Fee Increases
Unemployment Insurance Bill
The Beverage Container Act of 1971
The Minimum Wage Inflation Act of 2002
Bogus Reciepts
Time, Place and Manner
Food Consumption Lawsuits
Grocery Bag Tax
Fire Safe Cigarettes
OLCC Stores in Grocery Stores
Beer and Wine Credit
Below-Cost Gasoline Pricing Legislation
Portland Alcohol Impact Area
Meth Prevention Legislation
Prescription Drug Reimbursement (Oregon Health Plan)