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Statement by Alejandro Queral, Executive Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy Today’s Economic and Revenue Forecast removes any
Immigrant workers without legal status perform essential work; they are part of our community. Yet they are excluded from Unemployment
In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and resulting economic crash, Congress has passed multiple response bills since the pandemic
Even before Congress had finished enacting the largest federal response yet to the coronavirus crisis, it was clear that this
There is a clear and pressing need for the state of Oregon to complement much-needed federal actions to address the
For some families economically hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Oregon’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is the last
Chair Keny-Guyer, Vice-Chair Noble, Vice-Chair Williams, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for
For Oregon families living in poverty, work is the rule, not the exception. This reality speaks to the need for
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Measure 116 would change who sets salaries for state elected officials
Measure 116 would create an independent commission that would decide the salaries for lawmakers, the governor and other state elected officials.
October 17, 2024
No taxes on tips is a bad idea. And where does tipping come from anyway?
No taxes on tips, as an Oregon Senator recently proposed, would do little to help struggling workers.
October 10, 2024
What Measure 118 gets right and what it doesn’t
This episode of Policy for the People takes a deep dive into Measure 118, the Oregon Rebate.
September 12, 2024
Legislature fails to spare children facing hardship