Many more Oregonians are going hungry this Thanksgiving than at any time in recent memory, new figures from the 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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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
After months of uncertainty and economic turmoil unleashed by the pandemic, it is tempting to yearn for a return to
Two-thirds of Oregonians who received a federal stimulus check used some of the money to buy food, newly released Census
The recently-concluded special session of the Oregon legislature was not so special for families suffering extreme hardship.
Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread to Oregon, poverty afflicted all corners of the state. More than one in 10 Oregonians
Protecting Oregon’s most vulnerable families with children must be a top priority for the legislature.
It’s luck, but we’ll take it. More than four years ago, the Oregon legislature scheduled a minimum wage increase to
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