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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
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
Oregon, like the nation as a whole, has witnessed multiple years of economic growth and declining unemployment. While that would
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At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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