They’ve earned it. Working families with low incomes have earned the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Oregon legislature should
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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Making $2.15 an hour certainly does sound worse than today’s minimum wage, which federal law mandates must be at least
Catch OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff in AMERICAN WINTER, a documentary that follows the stories of eight Portland-area families struggling
EITC Awareness Day highlights one of the most important federal tax credits, the Earned Income Tax Credit. Hopefully, this day
In the last years of his life, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. waged a campaign to end economic inequality
Hear and meet one of the nation’s leading economists, Jared Bernstein, talk about income inequality, the state of the middle
Oregonians will soon get a chance to hear one of the nation’s leading economists, Jared Bernstein, give his take on
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) increases opportunity and provides pathways out of poverty in every corner of Oregon.
Oregon’s low-paid workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 15-cent increase to the state’s minimum
Renewing Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) should be a top priority for the 2013 legislature.
Latest Podcasts
“We’ve Been Very Foolish”: Inside Oregon’s Data Center Boom
Oregon is one of the nation’s top destinations for data centers, attracted by the state’s cheap power and favorable climate.
March 12, 2026
Oregon Child Care Crisis: How ERDC Running Out of Funds Could Hurt 12,000 Families
Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less
February 12, 2026
Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
January 8, 2026