In this episode of Policy for the People, OCPP Executive Director Alejandro Queral discusses the most recently available figures on
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
Raising Incomes
Realizing our human potential depends on having the resources to meet our material needs. Raising the incomes of the lowest-paid workers not only increases economic opportunity but also makes for a more prosperous state.
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This tax credit is targeted to low- and middle-income Oregonians. About 90 percent of the tax credit goes to families
Congress has handed Oregon lawmakers $2.6 billion to prevent cuts to services Oregonians need most and invest in pandemic recovery
A tax credit intended to lift up working families leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians, most of them U.S.
More than a quarter-million Oregonians in working households — most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants — cannot claim
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