How much income do families across Oregon need to get by? The federal poverty guidelines, unfortunately, provide an unsatisfactory answer.
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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The omnibus tax credits bill sent to the floor by the House Committee on Revenue rightly puts working families first
Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the
When the Great Recession struck, many Oregon families suddenly found themselves unable to put enough food on the table. And
The Statesman Journal published a nice re-cap of a public hearing in Hearing Room A of the State Capitol on
Members of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon -- tell the Legislature that the Earned Income Tax Credit is spent
Watch this short (3 min.) video in which small business owners from communities across Oregon — members of the Main
Six months ago I noted the great disconnect between Nike CEO and President Mark Parker’s compensation and that of the
According to a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, Oregon Senator
They’ve earned it. Working families with low incomes have earned the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Oregon legislature should
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