Labor Day is a particularly appropriate date to assess the state of Oregon workers. Such a review, unfortunately, reveals the
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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An Oregon Center for Public Policy analysis of recent income data shows the continuing suffocation of Oregon's middle class. That,
Read the full report with charts and graphs as a PDF: Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income
Income inequality in Oregon is on the rise once again, according to new analysis of state income data by the
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its latest estimate of change in real gross domestic product — economic growth
Earlier this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Portland for a series of events. In a speech at the
New data released this week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Oregon’s per capita personal income increased
More Oregonians became officially "poor" this year, following publication of new federal poverty guidelines. These guidelines offer an important —
Last-minute decisions often do not yield good public policy. Congress has demonstrated this repeatedly. Consider last summer’s raise-the-debt-ceiling circus.
More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to
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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
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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
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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.
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