In some ways, there has been great progress in breaking down gender barriers. Take, for instance, the fact that all three gubernatorial candidates this past election were women. But when
Great news for transgender and nonbinary Oregonians — and data geeks as well. The National Center for Transgender Equality has launched the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey. This aims to be the
Recently, the U.S. Census released the latest figures on poverty. The topline numbers certainly gave reason to cheer. Yet, as we look at the broader picture, it is far from
The legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one defined by a demand for justice and a call to serve. He saw the structural changes needed in our society, and called on all of us to do more than simple charity, to act in service of our neighbors and communities.
More than 200,000 jobs — more than one in 10 of all jobs in Oregon — will pay more starting July 1, when a scheduled minimum wage increase takes effect, according to data from the Oregon Employment Department.
A century after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered one of the greatest speeches in American history.
After months of uncertainty and economic turmoil unleashed by the pandemic, it is tempting to yearn for a return to normal. It is easy to look at our past economy with rose-colored glasses.
Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread to Oregon, poverty afflicted all corners of the state. More than one in 10 Oregonians lived below the federal poverty line before the coronavirus economic crisis.
One of the main engines that has kept the economy moving — that has prevented greater suffering during the coronavirus crisis — is about to be taken out of commission. Unless Congress takes action, unemployed Oregonians will stop receiving additional $600 weekly Unemployment Insurance (UI) checks.
It’s luck, but we’ll take it. More than four years ago, the Oregon legislature scheduled a minimum wage increase to take effect this July 1, part of a series of yearly raises to the state’s wage floor.
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