Last year, Congress significantly changed the federal rules that govern how states must operate the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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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News Release Oregon would lose $123 million in federal funding next year for a wide range of public structures, including
Unless Oregon makes significant changes in its program, the State faces a loss of federal funds and federal fiscal penalties.
News Release The President’s 2008 proposed budget, announced today, has the wrong priorities for Oregon and America. It would worsen
The 2007 Federal Poverty Guidelines released yesterday highlight the importance to low-wage workers of adjusting the minimum wage for inflation
The 30-cent per hour cost-of-living adjustment to Oregon’s minimum wage set to take effect on New Year’s Day will help
Over the past generation, Oregonians have become a lot more efficient. Since 1979, the amount of economic production per person
The typical Oregon household’s income remains stuck well below its level of a few years ago, despite a strong economy,
The five-year budget plan approved by the U.S. House Budget Committee last week “is badly out of step with the
The 2006 Federal Poverty Guidelines released this week highlight the importance to low-wage workers of adjusting the minimum wage for
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Oregonians Will Go Hungry as SNAP Implodes
Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest
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U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
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The Real Challenge Facing Oregon’s Economy
In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss our recent report examining Oregon’s economic performance. As OCPP Policy
June 11, 2026