The 2006 Federal Poverty Guidelines released this week highlight the importance to low-wage workers of adjusting the minimum wage for
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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In Oregon, as in nearly four out of every five states, federal policies are failing to assure that the benefits
Oregon’s job growth since voters approved increase ranks 9th fastest
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
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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 remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
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