Last-minute decisions often do not yield good public policy. Congress has demonstrated this repeatedly. Consider last summer’s raise-the-debt-ceiling circus.

Refunded tax dollars that could help low-income households make ends meet and spur economic activity in local communities are instead

As the 2011 legislature enters its final weeks and lawmakers consider bills that would have a positive economic impact for

A strong work ethic is rightly among the most cherished of American values. In an ideal world, work alone would

In the midst of a severe recession it should come as no surprise that the most recent economic data available

As the 2009 legislature enters its final weeks and considers revenue bills to balance the budget and make the state

This tax season, Oregon will require a minimum wage worker who was employed full-time, year-round last year and supported one

Families in Oregon who work but whose wages do not allow them to escape poverty continue to pay income taxes.

Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) are transferring substantial amounts of refunded tax dollars intended to support low-wage working families into the