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The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
Worldwide combined reporting is a smart, effective way Oregon can make corporations pay their fair share to support schools and
House Bill 2958 would double the state’s match of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and extend it to workers
The revival of an old idea is offering hope for improving pay and working conditions in entire industries all at
These are dangerous times. For the first time in its nearly 250-year history, the United States is staring at the
Despite the prevalence of wage theft, the state agency tasked with protecting workers has fewer resources to combat the problem
Oregon can crack down on tax avoidance by large, multinational corporations by enacting a policy known as worldwide combined reporting,
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss two initiatives that are making tax filing easy and free.
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