Unionized Workforce is a “Ray of Hope” Amid Economic Gloom: OCPP reports on Oregon wages, income inequality and corporate profits, September 3, 2010
Limiting Itemized Deductions That Mostly Benefit the Well-Off Would Help Oregon Address Its Revenue Woes, Report Shows, August 24, 2010
U.S. Senate Vote Threatens Oregon's and Nation's Recovery: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer, June 25, 2010
Oregon Jobs Data Show Why Recovery Act Extensions Are Needed: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Joy Margheim, June 15, 2010
Federal Health Reform Ban on Discrimination Against Pre-existing Conditions Will Benefit 1 in 4 Non-elderly Oregonians, May 27, 2010
Oregon Still Among Minority of States That Tax Poor Families’ Wages, April 29, 2010
Starkly Different Approaches to the Bush Tax Cuts Would Have Very Different Impacts on Oregonians, April 22, 2010
Oregon Taxes and Spending Have Remained in Line With Oregonians’ Pocketbooks for Three Decades, April 14, 2010
Corporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Business Taxes Are the Lowest and Deliver Biggest Bang for Buck, April 6, 2010
Five Recovery Act Programs Pump Over $1.5 Billion into Oregon, March 18, 2010
Corporate Kicker Rears its Ugly Head: Statement by OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff on the March revenue forecast, February 8, 2010
Unemployment Data Underscore Need for Oregon Voters and Congress to Step Up: Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on the December employment report, January 20, 2010
Many More Oregonians Would Be Poor but for Federal Recovery Act, December 17, 2009
Immigrants Boost Portland's Economy in Proportion to Their Numbers, Study Finds, November 30, 2009
Experts Debunk Claim That Tax Measures Would Cost Jobs: Tax Policy Center calls arguments “misleading” and “fatally flawed,” November 24, 2009
"The Legislature Did the Right Thing": Statement by OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff on the December Revenue Forecast, November 19, 2009
Oregon Hunger Rate Surges; Food Stamps Fill Need: Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on food insecurity data, November 16, 2009
Oregon Among Few States That Tax Income of Poor Families, November 4, 2009
OCPP Charts Simple Explanations of Measures 66 and 67, November 3, 2009
“A Wallop of a Message”: Statement by OCPP’s Janet Bauer on Estimate of Recession’s Hit on Health Insurance Coverage in Oregon, October 20, 2009
Oregon Moves Closer to a Tax System Based on Ability to Pay: But even with Measures 66 and 67, the wealthy will pay proportionally less than the poor, October 12, 2009
Oregon Economists Endorse Legislature’s Tax Measures: Balancing cuts and tax increases was “a prudent course of action,” October 7, 2009
Oregon’s Poverty Rate Rises in First Year of Recession, September 29, 2009
Statement by OCPP Executive Director Chuck Sheketoff on Likely Ballot Measures: Yes Means Yes, No Means Trouble, September 25, 2009
One in Six Oregonians Lacked Health Insurance: Survey Also Shows Stagnant Income for Typical Oregon Household, September 22, 2009
Oregon’s Minimum Wage Won’t Rise in 2010: Cost-of-living wage peg is “working as intended,” says OCPP, September 16, 2009
Census Data Show No Oregon Progress in Expanding Health Coverage or Reducing Poverty, September 10, 2009
Report Highlights "Woes and Wishes" for Workers This Labor Day, September 4, 2009
Latest Revenue Forecast Shows That Even With Tax Increase, Corporations’ Share of Income Taxes Still Lags, August 27, 2009
Welfare Reform's Self-Sufficiency Goal Further Away in Oregon: Poor families could lose assistance if tax measures are defeated, August 21, 2009
New Poll Shows Most Oregonians Back Legislature’s Tax Measures, August 4, 2009
OCPP Calls for Audit and Investigation of Film Subsidy Program, June 18, 2009
Congressional Budget Is Good News for Oregonians: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer, April 29, 2009
New Law Makes More Oregonians Eligible for Unemployment Benefits: Additional improvements to the system are still needed, says OCPP, April 21, 2009
Anti-Tax “Tea Parties” Draw Wrong Lesson From History: The Boston Tea Party was a protest against a corporate tax break, notes OCPP, April 14, 2009
New Tax Credit Fully Kicks In for 1.3 Million Oregonians, March 31, 2008
Record Oregon Unemployment Numbers Underscore Need to Modernize Unemployment Insurance System: Statement by OCPP policy analyst Joy Margheim, March 16, 2009
Business Group Says Oregon Business Taxes Are Second Lowest Among All States and District of Columbia, March 3, 2009
New Data Show Thousands of Profitable Corporations Pay No Oregon Income Taxes Except the $10 Minimum: “Which ones are playing us for fools?,” February 23, 2009
House Revenue Committee Smart to Take Up Revenue Bills Next Week in Light of Latest Revenue Forecast; Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff, February 20, 2009
Governor Lays Out Wrong Strategy For Tackling the Revenue Shortfall: Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff, February 19, 2009
Economic Recovery Package Offers Fiscal Help to Oregon: Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer on Congressional Vote, February 13, 2009
Legislature Has Protected Oregon by Flying With Her Own Wings: Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff on HB 2157, February 12, 2009.
House, Not Senate, Economic Package Would Ease Health Care Squeeze for About 51,000 Unemployed, Low-Income Oregonians, February 6, 2009
Federal Government Issues New Poverty Line for 2009: More Oregonians Now Qualify for State Services, January 23, 2009
Keeping Health Coverage Too Expensive for Laid-Off Oregon Workers, January 9, 2009
New Year Kicks In Generous Federal Estate Tax Rules, December 30, 2008
New Year Brings Wage Boost for Oregon’s Lowest-Paid Workers December 29, 2008
Oregon Advocates Urge Congress to Aid States and Prevent Worsening of Poverty December 23, 2008
“Build an Oregon That Works for Working Families,” OCPP Says December 16, 2008
Only a Handful of Oregonians Pay the Estate Tax, Study Shows December 3, 2008
Governor and Legislature Should Solve Revenue Shortfalls With Revenue Solutions: Statement by OCPP executive director Charles Sheketoff November 19, 2008
Economic Downturn Threatens Oregon Kids’ Health Coverage November 11, 2008
Measure 59 Would Raise Taxes on Retirees and Other Oregonians October 17, 2008
Employment-Based Health Coverage Shrinks in Oregon and Nation October 9, 2008
Vulnerable Oregonians at Risk of Missing Out on Stimulus Checks September 24, 2008
Oregon's Minimum Wage Hike Helps Offset Rising Costs September 16, 2008
Weak Jobs Report Suggests Oregon Is in Recession September 15, 2008
Statement by Charles Sheketoff, executive director, OCPP, on the September Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast August 28, 2008
Oregonians Still Mired in Poverty and Lacking in Health Insurance Despite Slight Income Gain for Typical Household August 26, 2008
OCPP Analysis Shows Oregon Makes Progress Against Food Insecurity August 22, 2008
Costly Ballot Measure 59 Tilts Benefits to Wealthy, Leaving “No Gain, Just Pain” for Most Oregonians August 18, 2008
Oregon Comes Out a Loser in Trade Balance with China July 29, 2008
OCPP’s “Because facts matter” Tagline Wins National Award July 16, 2008
Child Tax Credit Fix Would Help 155,000 Oregon Children July 15, 2008
Low-Income Advocates Support Whitehouse on Climate Change June 5, 2008
New Report Calculates Pay Advantage of Union Jobs in Oregon May 15, 2008
Tax Break for Wealthiest Oregonians Exceeds Lost Timber Payments May 13, 2008
Oregon State and Local Taxes Hit Poor and Middle Class Harder Than Rich, Study Finds April 24, 2008
Walden and Hooley Act to Protect Oregon Against Medicaid Cuts April 18, 2008
New Data Shows Oregon’s Wealthiest Pulling Away From the Rest April 9, 2008
Oregon Doubles Its Venture Capital Without Income Tax Break March 14, 2008
President's Proposed Budget Cuts Would Hurt Oregonians and Shift Costs to State February 21, 2008
Federal Business Tax Break Triggers Fiscal Emergency in Oregon February 11, 2008
OCPP Finds Racial Pattern in Oregon's Subprime Lending January 31, 2008
OCPP Encourages Poor to Gamble With Oregon Health Plan Lottery January 28, 2008
Economic Stimulus Package Leaves Oregon Exposed January 25, 2008
More to Qualify for Oregon Health Plan as Poverty Line Rises January 23, 2008
OCPP Finds that Cutting Income Tax on Capital Gains Would Harm Nearly All Oregonians January 21, 2008
Rise in Oregon's Minimum Wage Set to Take Effect: Lowest-paid workers will keep up with inflation, but many won’t escape poverty December 28, 2007
Statement by OCPP Analyst Janet Bauer: Bare-bones SCHIP bill contrary to public sentiment December 20, 2007
Tax System Keeps Oregon Afloat While Many States Drown in Red Ink
December 18, 2007
Kicker sends message: “We don’t have the political will” December 7, 2007
Leading Oregon organizations urge Congress to enact children’s health bill
December 5, 2007
Depression Stalks the Food Insecure, Study Finds November 28, 2007
Oregon is Poorly Prepared to Weather a Recession October 18, 2007
Statement by OCPP Analyst Janet Bauer on House Failure to Override CHIP Veto October 18, 2007
Congressman Walden Urged to Support Kids’ Health Program October 11, 2007
Statement by Janet Bauer, OCPP Policy Analyst, on President Bush’s Veto of the Bipartisan Kids’ Health Insurance Bill October 3, 2007
Statement by OCPP's Janet Bauer on the U.S. House Vote on the Children's Health Insurance Program September 25, 2007
Job Growth Not Dampened by Minimum Wage Raises, Study Shows September 19, 2007
Few Oregon Workers Can Celebrate Economy This Labor Day August 31, 2007
Oregonians Mired in Poverty and Lacking in Health Insurance Despite Income Gains for Typical Household August 28, 2007
“Medicare Advantage” Insurance Plan Overpayments in Oregon Third Highest in Nation June 26, 2007
Report Shows Benefits to Oregon’s Kids and the Economy if Congress Makes Good on Budget Promise for Health Care May 24, 2007
Oregon Study Finds That Federal Medicaid Rules Aimed at Illegal Immigrants Harm Vulnerable Citizens May 11, 2007
Oregon's Income Taxes on Working Poor and Near Poor Among Highest in the Nation March 27, 2007
New Analysis Finds Oregon Hit Hard by Cuts in President’s Budget for 2008
February 21, 2007
Analysis Shows One in Eight Low-Income Oregon Adults Pay Fees to Unregulated Check Cashers: Nine percent of payday loans are made over the internet February 7, 2007
Statement by Janet Bauer, OCPP Policy Analyst, on the President’s Proposed FY2008 Budget February 5, 2007
New 2007 Poverty Guidelines Highlight Value of Minimum Wage Adjustment
January 25, 2007
New Year’s Day Minimum Wage Boost Helps Low-Wage Workers Without Hurting Economy: Oregon’s job growth since voters approved increase ranks 11th fastest
December 29, 2006
New Study Finds Schools Spending Initiative “100 Percent Phony” October 31, 2006
New Study Finds Most Oregonians Pay For Federal Tax Cuts That Only Benefit the Rich October 20, 2006
Who's Getting Ahead This Labor Day? "Not enough of us" according to new report September 2, 2006
Economic Growth Failing to Improve Incomes for Typical Households, Health Coverage, or Poverty: Crucial Votes in Fall May Make Matters Worse August 29, 2006
Report Finds Oregon TABOR “Rainy Day Amendment” is Misnamed and Would Make Recessions Worse June 28, 2006
Oregonians Pay More Than Their Share Because Corporations Pay Less April 14, 2006
House Budget Plan Would Harm Oregon’s Vital Services April 4, 2006
Colorado's Lesson for Oregon: Invest in Education and Public Infrastructure and Don't Take TABOR Route March 24, 2006
Small Business and Education Advocates Respond to New Analysis of Bush Administration’s 2007 Budget February 23, 2006
Oregon’s Income Tax is Harsh for Low-Wage Workers February 22, 2006
New 2006 Poverty Guidelines Highlight Value of Minimum Wage Adjustment January 27, 2006
Federal policies failing in face of rising income inequality January 26, 2006
New Year’s Day Minimum Wage Boost Helps Low-Wage Workers Without Hurting Economy December 30, 2005
Federal Budget Proposal Would Hit Oregon Food Stamp Program Particularly Hard, Study Says December 7, 2005
Oregonians Challenge Federal Budget Cuts November 9, 2005
US House Proposes Slashing Oregon Child Support Collections November 3, 2005 Corrected
Hunger Rate in Oregon Continues to Improve October 28, 2005
Minimum Wage Employers Posting Strong Job Growth: Cost of living adjustments - like the one announced today – have been good for Oregonians and good for Oregon September 16, 2005
Oregon’s Poor Families Lose $861 Million to Welfare Reform September 12, 2005
Oregon Agriculture Harvests Bumper Income September 7, 2005
Labor Day Report: Most Workers Left Out of Economic Recovery September 2, 2005
STATEMENT BY CHARLES SHEKETOFF, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY, ON THE $101 MILLION – 36% – CORPORATE TAX CUT September 1, 2005
Nearly a Third of Oregon Working Families With Children Can’t Afford Basic Household Budget Needs September 1, 2005
Oregon Corporations Quietly Receive 23 Percent Reduction in 2005 Taxes August 10, 2005
Oregon Providers and Consumer Groups Ask Senators to Protect Vulnerable Medicaid Beneficiaries July 13, 2005
Widely Cited Business Climate Rankings Flawed June 30, 2005
Corporate Tax Dodge: The Decline of the Oregon Corporate Income Tax and the Shift to Individual Taxpayers May 20, 2005
National Big Business Group Says Oregon’s Biz Taxes Among Lowest in Nation May 10, 2005
Governor Joins Oregonians in Opposing Medicaid Cuts April 27, 2005
Oregon Elderly Rely Heavily on Social Security: Unmarried Elderly Women Most Reliant March 24, 2005
Oregon to lose big under President’s budget; $769 million in "discretionary" cuts are in addition to reductions in Medicaid, Food Stamps, farm subsidies (PDF) February 22, 2005
New 2005 Poverty Guidelines Highlight Value of Minimum Wage Adjustment (PDF) February 17, 2005
Budget Deepens Oregon Revenue Problems: Cuts in Public Services or State Tax Increases will be Necessary if President's Priorities are Enacted February 8, 2005
New National Study Confirms Oregon Revenue Problem: Major U.S. Companies Paying Little or Nothing in State Taxes February 2, 2005
Oregon Enters 2005 in the "Doonesbury Decade:" Restoration of Cuts to Public Investments and Public Services Still Years Away December 27, 2004
Hunger in Oregon Improves: Oregon rate still significantly higher than national rate November 19, 2004
Oregon Downturn 47 Months and Counting While Oregonians Dream November 12, 2004
Jobs Numbers Come Up 131,500 Short October 14, 2004
Major U.S. Companies Paying Little or Nothing in Taxes September 22, 2004
Oregon's Minimum Wage Hike Defies Bush Economic Agenda: "Congress Should Raise Wage for All Americans"; Farmers' Complaints "Hogwash"; Restaurant Owners' Complaints "Slop" September 17, 2004
Oregon Economy Experiences "Serious Relapse" September 9, 2004
Workers Toil in Recovery's Shadows this Labor Day September 5, 2004
Oregon's Business Lobby Challenged to "Invest In Oregon" August 31, 2004
Job Growth Stalls Out: Current Jobs Downturn Twice as Long as 1990s Recession August 12, 2004
Job Growth Good But Not Good Enough; Oregon “Not out of the woods yet” July 8, 2004
The Real Squeeze: Taxes Are More Affordable While Other Household Costs Rise (PDF) April 13, 2004
New Book on Economic Development: “State Tax Breaks Don’t Create Jobs” March 23, 2004
Thousands of Low-income Families to Lose Housing Assistance Under Bush Budget Plan March 16, 2004
"You earned it…. So claim it!” Free Earned Income Credit outreach materials available Public Service Announcement, March 16, 2004
The Long Term Look: Revenue Forecast Shows Need for Tax Reform February 27, 2004
OCPP Welcomes Bush Economic Tour to Oregon February 15, 2004
Who is Poor?: New 2004 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released February 13, 2004
Two New Reports Heat Up Debate on Measure 30 December 21, 2003
New State Health Survey Reveals Suicidal Thoughts Among Hungry and Food Insecurity Among Workers. Read the news release and download five issue briefs News Release and Issue Briefs, December 11, 2003
Oregon Hunger Rates Still High: New State Hunger and Food Insecurity Rates Released Today by USDA October 31, 2003
No Good News From Census: Median Income Declines; Number of Poor Grows; Poverty Rate Flat September 26, 2003
Mannix and McIntire Doing PGE/Enron’s Bidding September 5, 2003
New Report On Oregon's Economy Shows Recovery Has Faltered, Oregon Workers Suffering Consequences August 31, 2003
Senators Urged to Reject Business Tax Bill. "A fiscal nightmare masquerading as an economic development scheme" August 21, 2003
Democrats’ Tax Plan is “Counter-productive and Misguided” June 10, 2003
Economic Forecast: “Oregon Stuck in Doonesbury Unless Legislature Raises Revenues" May 15, 2003
New Report Confirms that Minimum Wage Increases Have Not Caused Job Loss in Oregon April 24, 2003
New Report On Oregon’s Spending and Taxes Shows Increased Spending Did Not Cause Budget Crisis and Taxes are About Average April 15, 2003
New Report Shows that Capital Gains Tax
Has Little Impact on Migration to Clark County March 17, 2003
Taxes Should Be On The Table for 2003-05 February 28, 2003
New Report Updates "Worst in Nation" Status: Oregon Now Among Fastest Growing States February 26, 2003
Helping Working Poor Families and Oregon’s Economy: A New Report Sheds Light On Oregon’s Earned Income Credit February 25, 2003
The Wrong Answer for Oregon’s Economy:
Cutting Taxes on Capital Gains Income February 20, 2003
New Report Finds Measure 25 Inflation Adjustment Appropriate for Oregon’s Farm Workers February 14, 2003
His Truth Is Marching On: Abe Lincoln, The Union, and the Income Tax February 11, 2003
"GET MONEY BACK": Free Earned Income Credit outreach materials available. Public Service Announcment, February 11, 2003
Who is Poor? New 2003 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released February 7, 2003
Almost One-third of Oregon Households Will Get No Benefit Under Bush Tax Cut January 27, 2003
Happy Tax Season! Tax Credits Help Working Families Make Ends Meet; Free Help Completing Tax Forms Available Statewide January 21, 2003
Oregon's Taxes Declined for Rich, Rose For Poor and Middle Class over the 1990s. "Tax System Basically Regressive" January 7, 2003
Good Economic News For The New Year: Thousands Of Low Wage Oregonians Will Get A Raise On January 1st. December 30, 2002
"Boom, Bust, and Beyond" New Report Highlights Impacts of a Changing Economy on Oregon Workers. November 6, 2002
Oregon Rural Residents, Workers, and Renters More Likely to go Hungry Compared to their Counterparts Nationally. October 31, 2002
Something for Nothing: Seniors and Measure 28, the temporary income tax proposal on the January 28, 2003 special election ballot. October 22, 2002
Tax Increase “Less Than You Think”: The typical taxpayer will pay less than the average. October 14, 2002
Recession Takes Its Toll: Oregon's Poverty Rate Flat; Number of Poor Grows; Median Income Unchanged. September 24, 2002
Proposal is "a reverse Robin Hood and an
appalling lesson for Oregon's school children". September 1, 2002
Workers Face Uncertainty this Labor Day. September 1, 2002
Oregon Voters Reject Bush Plan for Welfare Changes. August 22, 2002
New State Health Survey Finds High Food Insecurity During Recession. July 24, 2002
New Census Data Show More Poor In Oregon After Economic Growth of 1990s: Children are "big losers". May 14, 2002
Oregon's Shrinking Safety Net: Welfare’s Decreasing Role in Meeting the Needs of Families With Dependent Children During Recessions. April 29, 2002
Oregon Top State for Growing Inequality: Rich Getting Richer; Most Oregonians Do Worse or No Better. April 23, 2002
"Make No Mistake About It, Vote 'No' on Measure 13" Says Mislabeled Research Institute. April 19, 2002
Public Policy Center Urges Oregonians to Use a
Critical Eye on Inflated Tax Day Claims. April 14, 2002
Welfare Home Visits "Flopped" - The Department of Human Services Helps Few Families. March 19, 2002
Oregon Taxes Workers Earning Low Wages More than Most States. February 26, 2002
Who is Poor? New 2002 Federal Poverty Guidelines Released. February 14, 2002
Welfare For Immigrant Families Key To Reducing Child Poverty In Oregon. February 13, 2002
Get Money Back. Public Service Announcement, February 1, 2002
Things Don’t Look Different Here: Making Sense of Taxes and Spending in Oregon. January 30, 2002
Taxes with a Silver Lining? January 25, 2002
Oregon’s “Budget Holes” Revealed for All Oregonians to Consider. January 3, 2002
Stimulus Sins: Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Commentary, December 5, 2001
Kicker Dreams. Commentary, December 4, 2001
Finding the Real Kicker Story. November 5, 2001
Is There a Doctor in the House? Commentary, October 26, 2001
Oregon "Mediocre" In Health Insurance Coverage: Nation and 18 States See Increase In Health Insurance Coverage While Oregon Is Stagnant Or Worsening. September 28, 2001
Poverty Decline is Last Glimpse of Economic Boom: Over Course of Decade 20 Percent More Poor Oregonians While Household Income Up Slightly. September 25, 2001
Labor Day Report Shows Workers Have Little to Celebrate: Oregon workers not likely to recover recession losses as wages decline over last year. September 2, 2001
New Study Reveals Who's Hungry in Oregon and Why. Rural Oregonians, Renters, and Homes with Children are More Likely to be Food Insecure. August 14, 2001
The 2001 Kicker: a distributional analysis. Update of May 14, 2001 piece. June 5, 2001
Report Shows Tax Bill Squanders Revenue and Will Not Improve the Economy. June 1, 2001
Oregon's Revenue Outlook: “Dim and Dimmer” Federal and State Revenues Won't Meet Needs Next Biennium and Beyond. May 21, 2001
The 2001 Kicker: a distributional analysis. May 14, 2001
Numbers Speak Louder Than Words: Most Oregonians Get Far Less Than Promised Average Tax Cut In Bush Plan. May 3, 2001
Welfare Agency Tells Poor Women: Dumpster Dive to Save Money. April 30, 2001
New Report Aims to "Clear the Air" on Tax Day. April 15, 2001
New Report Shows Capital Gains Tax Cut In Senate Bill 67 Based on "Empty Promises and False Hopes." April 9, 2001
Left Behind: A Quarter Million Oregon Children. March 31, 2001. Commentary
Immigrants Win Food Stamp Benefits, Agency Balks at Implementation. March 30, 2001
Report Says Oregon Could Increase Food Stamps for Immigrant Families. March 16, 2001
Gains for Low-paid Workers Fade as Oregon's Minimum Wage Falls Behind Inflation. March 12, 2001
Kicker "Permission Granted". March 5, 2001. Commentary
Oregon Taxes Low-Income Workers More Than Most States. March 1, 2001
Who is Poor? New Federal Poverty Guidelines Released Today. February 16, 2001
Are we Making Progress? January 23, 2001. Commentary
New food stamp changes benefit working poor Oregonians November 29, 2000
Census Finds Oregon Health Plan Ill: Nation Sees First Increase In Health Insurance Coverage In 12 Years While Oregon Is Stagnant September 29, 2000
Food Is Not Reaching the Table: New Study Finds Over 110,000 Eligible Oregonians Are Not Receiving Food Stamps September 27, 2000
Census Reports Poverty and Income Stagnant in Oregon September 26, 2000
"Prosperity in Perspective" on Labor Day: New Report Finds that Recent Wage and income Gains Fail to Reverse Two Decades of Decline for Oregon Workers
September 3, 2000
Welfare Agency Decides to Help Fewer Poor Families While Stockpiling $10 Million in Federal Funds August 14, 2000
Welfare Reform Bait and Switch – Déjà vu All Over Again by Jeff Thompson. The OCPP comments on the recent MDRC report on Minnesota's welfare system and its similarities to an earlier report on Welfare services in Portland, OR. June, 2000, Opinion
Citizen Pressure Leads State To End Food Stamp Time Limit April 28, 2000
Tax Fraud-dom: Avoiding Tax Day Mania by Jeff Thompson. The OCPP responds to the Tax Foundation's annual "Tax Freedom Day" report April 17, 2000, Opinion
Oregon Taxes Low-Income Workers More Than Most States March 15, 2000
Who is Poor? New Federal Poverty Guidelines Released Today February 15, 2000
Income Inequality Grows In Oregon: The Rich Get Richer While Most Oregonians Do Worse or No Better; Tax Policy and Minimum Wage Law Impacted January 18, 2000
Hunger in Oregon, by Michael Leachman December, 1999, Opinion
Oregon Labor Surplus Areas Grow, Again: Tillamook and Columbia Counties Added to List October 27, 1999
The 1999 Kicker: A Boon for Politicians, A Loss for Oregonians October 18, 1999
New Poverty and Income Data for Oregon and Multnomah County Released
September 30, 1999 - revised.
When Prosperity Passes By: Middle-Income Oregonians, Tax Cuts, and the Economic Prosperity of the Late 1990s September 4, 1999
Welfare Law's Third Anniversary No Cause for Celebration August 22, 1999
Study Shows Tax Cut Only Helps Upper Middle Class Minority of Households
May 25, 1999
Government, Industry Report: Workers Need Skills and Higher Pay April 19, 1999
Oregon Taxes Working Poor More than Most States March 4, 1999
Many of Oregon's Low-Income Working Parents Lack Health Insurance. State Urged to Use Federal Funds and Conduct Outreach February 9, 1999
Real Wages Rise in 1998 For Most Workers February 1, 1999
New Year Brings Good Tidings to Tens of Thousands of Low Wage Workers December 28, 1998
Not so fast on privatizing Social Security December 9, 1998, Opinion
Budgetary and Spending Implications of A Food Stamp Outreach Program. A New Study by the OCPP November 18, 1998
Oregon Labor Surplus Areas Grow: Clatsop County and Springfiled Added to List October 7, 1998
The State of Working Oregon: Typical Oregonians' Wages and Income Have Fallen While Income Inequality Has Worsened September 6, 1998
Study Shows Poverty Does Not Drop With Decline in Welfare Rolls August 6, 1998
Study Shows Oregon's Minimum Wage Sets National Standard For Profitable Welfare Reform May 29, 1998
Oregon Reduces Taxes on Poor With 1997 Earned Income Credit But Still Taxes Poor More Than Most States April 13, 1998
Income Inequality Grows in Oregon: The Rich Get Richer While The Poor And Middle Class Lose Income Over Last Two Decades December 16, 1997
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