Trump administration seeks to hike the rent
The Trump administration is looking to pour gasoline on the fire that is Oregon’s housing crisis.
June 11, 2018
Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Juan Carlos is the Oregon Center for Public Policy's Communications Director
A common-sense proposal for the special legislative session
It’s official. Governor Kate Brown has proclaimed a special session of the legislature on May 21.
May 15, 2018
Why the Governor’s action prevents further tax abuse
A new report confirms the wisdom behind Governor Brown’s recent announcement that she will sign Senate Bill 1528 — legislation ensuring Oregon does not replicate the new, misguided federal tax break for business owners.
April 13, 2018
A big win for Oregon teachers, students, and working families
Today, Oregon teachers, students, and working families can celebrate a big win.
April 6, 2018
Does Governor Brown take income inequality seriously? We’ll soon find out
There is a good reason why President Barack Obama described income inequality as “the defining challenge of our time.
March 26, 2018
The epicenter of Oregon’s housing crisis
Imagine that you could line up every single Oregon household struggling to pay the rent. Then, alongside them, you lined up every household in Portland, far and away Oregon’s biggest city. Which line would be longer?
March 20, 2018
The “small business” smokescreen
Special interest groups have been peddling misinformation in an effort to prevent the Oregon legislature from pulling the plug on a tax break for the rich.
March 1, 2018
Three lowlights from the Trump budget
Though not surprising, it’s nevertheless disturbing. The budget released yesterday by the Trump administration confirms one of the main grievances with the tax plan that the President and congressional GOP rushed into law late last year.
February 13, 2018
By any definition, poverty is a problem
Recently, more Oregonians became officially “poor,” following publication of new federal poverty guidelines. These guidelines offer an important — albeit inadequate — answer to the question, “What is poverty?”
January 29, 2018
OCPP’s top 5 stories of 2017
As 2017 comes to a close, we look back on the Center’s publications that proved most popular with Oregonians. Here they are, listed in reverse order:
December 26, 2017
