Although too many Oregonians are not experiencing economic recovery, the available data show that the recession would have been worse
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 federal recovery act signed into law earlier this year has protected about 84,000 Oregonians from living in poverty.
Data released today showing a surge in Oregon’s hunger rate remind us of the importance of the expansion of food
Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession,
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has
U.S. Census Bureau data released today showed that Oregon failed to make progress expanding health coverage or reducing poverty in
In the midst of a severe recession it should come as no surprise that the most recent economic data available
News Release This Labor Day Oregon workers confront near record-high unemployment, falling wages and a safety net with holes. That’s
The overhaul of the nation’s welfare system 13 years ago was supposed to help set poor families on a path
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly known as the federal recovery package, exempts from federal income taxes the
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