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Janet Bauer

Janet Bauer is a policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy.

June 6, 2023CommentaryIt's time to bring back wage boards
March 16, 2023TestimonySB 907: Right to Refuse Dangerous Work
March 13, 2023ReportWage Boards Benefit Workers, Businesses, and the Economy
February 27, 2023TestimonySB 610: Food for All Oregonians
February 27, 2023TestimonyHB 3183: Support Cannabis Workers
September 1, 2022CommentaryA new dawn for Oregon’s labor movement?
April 21, 2022CommentaryReforms could help Oregon families missing out on millions in tax credits
February 22, 2022CommentaryOregon workers earning lowest wages would benefit from one-time state help
February 17, 2022TestimonyHB 4157: Cost of Living Support Payments
February 9, 2022TestimonySB 1543: Enact Universal Representation
February 8, 2022TestimonyHB 4002: Extend overtime to farmworkers
February 4, 2022TestimonyHB 4117: Invest in taxpayer assistance
February 2, 2022TestimonySB 1510: Transform justice
February 1, 2022CommentaryLegal help for undocumented workers would benefit them – but also Oregon’s economy
January 27, 2022Issue BriefOregon Remains Near Bottom in Use of EITC
December 15, 2021ReportDeportation harms Oregon's economy and upends family security
September 1, 2021ReportPoor Quality Jobs Predominate in Strong Economy
July 15, 2021CommentaryAn historic day in the fight against poverty
June 15, 2021Issue BriefOregon’s undocumented workers endure pandemic without economic aid offered to others
March 24, 2021Issue BriefTax credit for workers leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians
March 17, 2021TestimonyHB 3352: Cover all people
March 2, 2021TestimonyHB 2819: Leave no worker behind
February 24, 2021TestimonyHB 2205: Just enforcement act to fight wage theft
January 26, 2021CommentaryThe EITC is good policy worth improving
January 20, 2021Issue BriefLack of True Penalties Exacerbates Wage Theft in Oregon
November 30, 2020CommentaryMany more Oregonians are going hungry this Thanksgiving
October 29, 2020CommentaryOregonians would lose more than most from overturning the Affordable Care Act
August 26, 2020CommentaryLegislature fails to spare children facing hardship
April 6, 2020Issue BriefOregon Should Assist Laid-off Immigrant Workers Excluded from Federal Aid
March 18, 2020TestimonyOregon TANF Should Respond to the Needs of Oregon Families Affected by the COVID-19 Crisis
March 16, 2020Issue BriefChanges to Unemployment Insurance Would Help Oregon Cope with COVID-19
January 29, 2020Issue BriefLow EITC Participation Costs Oregon Dearly
September 11, 2019CommentaryOregon stalls, the nation falls. The latest on health insurance coverage.
August 27, 2019CommentaryAdministration’s proposal would increase hunger across the land
August 14, 2019CommentaryAn effective plan to lift up struggling working families
July 11, 2019CommentaryThe Trump administration opens a new front in its war on the poor
April 15, 2019CommentaryTax day is a day to fight poverty
March 28, 2019Fact SheetOregon’s Capacity to Fight Wage Theft Has Eroded
February 22, 2019CommentaryOregon's working poor need Salem's help
February 14, 2019Fact SheetPoverty Despite Work Is the Rule, Not the Exception
December 10, 2018CommentaryComment on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Proposed Rule: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
October 17, 2018CommentaryMeasure 106 takes aim at a pillar of Oregon’s health care structures and economy
October 17, 2018fact sheetUndocumented Workers in Washington County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
October 17, 2018fact sheetUndocumented Workers in Marion County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
October 17, 2018fact sheetUndocumented Workers in Multnomah County Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes
August 30, 2018ReportWages Rise, But Many Workers See No Long Term Progress
June 20, 2018ReportOregonians in Every County and Congressional District Suffer Food Insecurity
May 29, 2018CommentaryFood insecurity in Oregon is a problem; the Farm Bill in Congress could make it worse
May 17, 2018State of Working Oregon SeriesOregon Lags in Fighting Food Insecurity
May 1, 2018State of Working Oregon SeriesStronger Unions Would Reduce Income Inequality
April 10, 2018Blog Post3 facts about Oregon’s gender pay gap
March 23, 2018Blog postSomething to celebrate: Affordable Care Act’s birthday in Oregon
March 6, 2018Blog postFamily budget calculator shows child care costs overwhelm households throughout Oregon
February 22, 2018Blog postThe Oregon legislature rarely notices the most vulnerable kids
February 19, 2018Blog postThe ground zero of wage theft
February 12, 2018TestimonyWage theft plagues construction industry
February 7, 2018Blog post40,000 kids need Oregon to walk its talk
January 16, 2018Blog postTwo questions about Measure 101 keep coming up. Here are the answers.
January 9, 2018Blog postMeasure 101 protects working families
January 3, 2018Blog postMeasure 101 is equitable
December 5, 2017Blog postOregonians have one target to stop the GOP tax scheme: Walden
November 30, 2017Blog postAnswers to your questions about Ballot Measure 101 and the health care of Oregonians
August 29, 2017Fact Sheet7 Reasons to Support the Health Care Provider Tax Package
May 8, 2017Issue BriefBudget Cuts Would Make Life Harder for 11,000 of Oregon’s Poorest Children
April 17, 2017Fact SheetUndocumented Workers Pay Millions in Oregon Taxes and Would Pay Millions More Under Immigration Reform
January 18, 2017Executive SummaryOregon Should Turn to Health Industry to Fill Medicaid Budget Gap
January 18, 2017ReportOregon Should Turn to Health Industry to Fill Medicaid Budget Gap
April 21, 2016Op-edThe job of protecting Oregonians’ health isn't over
February 14, 2014Portland Business JournalBeyond Cover Oregon: The problem of uninsured and affordability will continue
March 21, 2013CommentaryBasic Health May Be What the Doctor Ordered for Oregon
March 4, 2013Issue BriefThe Basics of the Basic Health Program
March 16, 2012CenterPointsAn Anniversary Present for Oregon Small Businesses
November 7, 2011CommentaryWe Need a Do-Something Congress
September 26, 2011The OregonianHealth insurance exchange important part of health reform
September 13, 2011The OregonianHealth insurance marketplace: Oregon Health Exchange must bargain to survive
March 22, 2011CommentaryCelebrating the Affordable Care Act's Anniversary and Achievements
September 1, 2010CommentaryThe Month When Americans Began to Take Back Their Health Care
August 11, 2010The Umpqua PostPrevent the economy from sliding back
July 1, 2010CommentaryPreventing the Economy From Sliding Back Into the Ditch
March 29, 2010Salem-News.comA Test of a True Deficit Hawk
March 1, 2010CommentaryA Test of a True Deficit Hawk
September 2, 2009CommentaryHealth Care Reform and the Value of Work
July 2, 2009CommentarySmall Businesses: Big Winners Under Health Reform
June 2, 2009CommentaryAffordability Is Key to Real Health Care Reform

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