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
Tyler Mac Innis
Tyler Mac Innis is a Policy Analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy
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
Confronting inequality is key to ending our housing crisis
[This commentary first appeared in Street Roots.] When then-Portland Mayor Charlie Hales declared a housing state of emergency in 2015, many knew the housing crisis had been brewing for decades. The
January 20, 2023
Capital gains drive record breaking inequality
Capital gains constitute one of the main drivers of income inequality, which stands at record levels in Oregon. The term capital gains refers to income generated from the profitable sale
January 4, 2023
Wealth Inequality in Oregon Is Extreme
How extreme is wealth inequality in Oregon? So extreme that, together, three billionaires residing in the state have about twice the wealth as that of the entire bottom half of
November 3, 2022
Income inequality in Oregon hits new record
Oregon’s ultra-rich took home more money than ever before in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Newly available tax return data from the Oregon Department of Revenue shows that
October 31, 2022