There are two slightly different U.S. federal poverty measures: poverty thresholds, based on the “thrifty food plan” by the U.S.
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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People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger Executive Summary People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but
News Release Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the extent of poverty and the change in household
News Release Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the extent of poverty and the change in household
This Labor Day weekend new reports by economists in Oregon and Washington, D.C. show that the strong national and state
News Release Today marks the third anniversary of the 1996 federal welfare law and it is “no cause for celebration,”
Executive Summary Oregon’s “highest in the nation” minimum wage continues to raise wages for former welfare recipients and other low-wage
Executive Summary Federal welfare reform requires Oregon to spend 75 percent of its federal fiscal year 1994 expenditures on welfare
Executive Summary In 1997, the Oregon Legislative Assembly created two new targeted tax credits aimed at providing tax relief to
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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.
December 11, 2025
How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
November 13, 2025
How big corporations hide their profits — and how to stop it
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October 9, 2025