A tax credit intended to lift up working families leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians, most of them U.S.
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More than a quarter-million Oregonians in working households — most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants — cannot claim
Oregon denies certain tax filers from benefiting from our state’s Earned Income Tax Credit based on their immigration status. My
Even good public policy can be made better. That’s the case with Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), one of
Love is in the air — the fresh pine air of Oregon. This Valentine’s Day also happens to be Oregon’s
Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — a tax credit
Only two states fared worse than Oregon in 2016 when it came to share of families that qualified for the
Without a doubt, our country can vastly improve the economic prospects of families scraping by on low wages.
State lawmakers have much to be proud of, having enacted Oregon’s largest investment in education in memory. This and future
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