Oregon’s Rich Have Never Been Richer
By several measures, income inequality in Oregon has never been greater. In 2021, the year with the most recent data, the income flowing to Oregon’s richest 1 percent set a
November 7, 2023
Tyler Mac Innis
Tyler Mac Innis is a Policy Analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy
You wouldn’t know it from Oregon figures, but child poverty just skyrocketed
Last week, the Census Bureau released much-anticipated poverty figures. Nationally, child poverty more than doubled — the largest increase in more than 50 years. But in Oregon, child poverty appeared
September 20, 2023
Oregon Should Ensure All Workers Have the Right to Organize
Oregon can improve the economic well-being of its people by ensuring that all workers enjoy the right to form a union. In 1935, the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) established
August 30, 2023
More Oregon families now claim the EITC
Oregon no longer dwells in the bottom when it comes to ensuring families eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) claim it. In fact, according to the most recently
March 24, 2023
Moms deserve the Oregon Kids’ Credit
“I work full time,” said Felicia, a single mom raising a 4-year-old son, “and feel like no matter how hard I try I just can’t get ahead.” But a few
March 14, 2023
SB 438: Monthly tax payments must be carefully constructed
Chair Gelser Blouin, Vice-Chair Robinson, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
March 8, 2023
SB 603-1: Improve economic security and housing stability
Chair Jama, Vice-Chair Anderson, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony
February 27, 2023
The Oregon Kids’ Credit would be a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Oregon children
Download a PDF of The Oregon Kids’ Credit would be a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Oregon children By creating the Oregon Kids’ Credit, the legislature can improve the
February 23, 2023
Lawmakers can do right by Oregon’s children
Ending poverty is doable. That’s what our nation learned after Congress temporarily strengthened the Child Tax Credit. It’s a lesson Oregon lawmakers should heed right now, as they have before
February 13, 2023
SB 627: Invest in Universal Representation
Download PDF Chair Prozanski, Vice-Chair Thatcher, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit
January 26, 2023