Calling it the “number one issue throughout Oregon,” more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon Legislature asking for $125 million in annual funding to address homelessness. “Cities cannot be
Not long after Morrisha Jones joined her co-workers in petitioning to form a union at one Burgerville location, the fast-food chain suspended the eight-month pregnant cook. Other workers also faced punishment,
If you could prevent millions of children from falling back into poverty, would you? Most of us, I imagine, would answer “yes” without hesitation. But not Congress.
Paying taxes is our civic duty. The government’s duty is to make it as easy and inexpensive as possible for us to pay our taxes. But for too long, Congress
If you truly want to honor the mothers in your life this Mother’s Day, then commit to fight like hell for a reinstatement of the expanded federal Child Tax Credit.
Many workers have had enough with poor quality jobs. A record number of workers quit their jobs this past August, according to figures recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Today marks Oregon’s first official celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Earlier this year, the Oregon legislation created this new state holiday to recognize the significant contributions of tribal nations. For too long,
In the tax policy world, the summer blockbusters arrived a bit early. News articles and studies revealing the tax shenanigans of the rich have been coming in fast and furious over the past month.
Tax Day will arrive a month later than usual this year, another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. With additional time to file your return, you may want to spend a few
Oregon can take an essential step to fix the widespread problem of corporate tax avoidance by enacting corporate tax transparency. Transparency means requiring corporations to make public how much they pay in Oregon income taxes, as well as enough information to understand what benefits Oregonians get from the many tax loopholes and subsidies that corporations exploit.
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