By the end of this decade, local governments in Oregon could have about $140 million less per year to pay for libraries, fire departments, and other local services if a proposal to freeze property taxes for homeowners who are seniors becomes law.
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in
Tax breaks — officially called “tax expenditures” — can either help heal the racial divide or worsen it. In other words, tax breaks are not race-neutral. This was made clear
In our final post on the 2023 Oregon legislative session, we recap the policy mistakes made by lawmakers. In case you missed it, earlier we discussed the wins of the session and
We continue our review of the 2023 Oregon legislative session. Earlier, we discussed the wins of the session, changes that advance economic justice. Here, we take a look at the some of the important missed opportunities from the session, acknowledging that this is not an exhaustive list. By missed opportunities, we mean situations where the legislature had a bill that would have improved the economic well-being of Oregonians, but failed to advance that legislation.
The 2023 Oregon legislative session came to an end in late June. It was a session that will be remembered for a walkout by the minority party in an effort
Less than zero. That was Intel’s federal tax bill in 2022. Not only did Intel pay no federal income taxes that year, the company even recorded a $249 million tax
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this testimony
Co-Chairs Meek and Nathanson, Vice-Chairs, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this
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