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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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Never has the income gap separating Oregon’s very rich from ordinary Oregonians been so wide.
Today’s Census data shows that while a growing economy has helped Oregon recover ground lost since the last recession, Oregon’s
It’s not just the amount of income that separates the richest from ordinary Oregonians; it’s also the type of income.
On the first of July, the minimum wage will rise by $1.50 per hour in the Portland metro area and
Today, low-income working families achieved a significant victory with the Oregon Senate’s approval of Senate Bill 398-B in a bipartisan
Life will get even harder for thousands of Oregon’s poorest children if lawmakers fail to fill the state's revenue gap.
Poor children don’t have a megaphone. They can’t create a dark money-funded group to pay for TV ads that attack
Life would become even harder for thousands of Oregon’s poorest children if lawmakers fail to fill a budget gap.
Last year, 21,000 school children in Oregon experienced homelessness. The same fate befell another 1,900 pre-school kids.
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Income Inequality in Oregon: What Does the Latest Data Show?
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
December 11, 2025
How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
November 13, 2025
How big corporations hide their profits — and how to stop it
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October 9, 2025