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.
Today, Oregon teachers, students, and working families can celebrate a big win.
There is a good reason why President Barack Obama described income inequality as “the defining challenge of our time.
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?
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.
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.
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?”
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:
It’s no secret kids need a safe, stable and nurturing environment to thrive. Research shows this is the foundation children need to achieve their full potential.
Which states would you guess had stronger economic growth in recent years: those without an income tax, or those with the highest marginal income tax rates?