Oregon’s job growth since voters approved increase ranks 9th fastest
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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Last year at this time, the tsunami in the Indian Ocean showed the world that the poor across the globe
Oregon would suffer at least 14 percent of the cuts
News Release An analysis released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that budget cuts being considered
Proposed Cuts Will Undermine Work and Hurt Children and Other Vulnerable Oregonians
Oregon children would lose $237 million over next 10 years
News Release Oregon was the only state in the country to see a statistically significant decline in its hunger rate
For years, the favorite myth of America’s political and business leadership has been that the private marketplace operates like a
News Release Oregon’s annual cost of living increase in the state minimum wage has increased wages for low-wage workers while
Executive Summary As Oregon families left the cash assistance caseload following welfare reform, Oregon could have devoted the savings to
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Progress undone? Federal bill threatens Oregon’s health care gains
Much of the progress Oregon has made in expanding health care access is at risk as a result of the
August 14, 2025
A disaster for struggling families
The massive reconciliation bill passed by Congress on the eve of the 4th of July holiday will leave many Oregon
July 10, 2025
Another harm from the monstrous U.S. House reconciliation bill: less state revenue
The reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House is truly monstrous, slashing health care and nutrition assistance to help pay
June 12, 2025