Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less than a year. If that happens, thousands of families would
Oregon spent nearly $11 billion over the past decade on kicker tax rebates, with more than 62 percent of that amount going to the richest fifth of Oregonians, according to
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as our population gets older. But the workers who provide this
There’s no question that 2025 will be remembered as the year Congress dismantled vital public institutions, forcing hardworking people to pay for tax cuts for the rich. In early July,
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
Statement on the December Revenue Forecast by the Oregon Center for Public Policy, SEIU 503, Family Forward Oregon, and Oregon Education Association Today’s Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast underscores
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
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Rideshare drivers have had enough. Confronting low pay and tough working conditions, , drivers for Uber and Lyft are organizing and fighting to change public policy. In this episode of
The massive reconciliation bill passed by Congress on the eve of the 4th of July holiday will leave many Oregon families less healthy, hungrier, and poorer. In this episode of