A tax credit intended to lift up working families leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians, most of them U.S.
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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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
A century after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered one of the
Many more Oregonians are going hungry this Thanksgiving than at any time in recent memory, new figures from the U.S.
Just as COVID-19 poses greater risk to patients with preexisting conditions, the same may be said of communities. When COVID-19
Before the arrival of COVID-19, the richest Oregonians had set a new record in terms of their yearly income haul.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy, the income of Oregon’s ultra-rich had set yet another record. In 2018, the
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U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
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In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss our recent report examining Oregon’s economic performance. As OCPP Policy
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Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
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Toward Prosperity for All Oregonians: Leave no worker behind