Executive Summary Child care affordability is of great concern to many working families with children. The need for parents to
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 Oregon Population Survey, recently released by the Oregon Progress Board, paints an odd picture of the state’s economy between
News Release Only one-quarter of elderly Oregon taxpayers will get any tax relief from Ballot Measures 88 and 91, according
The State of Working Oregon 2000 Executive Summary Most Oregonians have benefited from the last few years of economic expansion.
News Release The state welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division, (AFS) is demanding that caseworkers significantly reduce their
Earlier this week a new study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) showed that a Minnesota welfare reform pilot
Eliminating the Three Month Food Stamp Time Limit in 30 Oregon Counties The 1996 federal welfare law limits able-bodied adults
News Release The federal government released the 2000 Federal Poverty Guidelines in today’s issue of the Federal Register. The poverty
There are two slightly different U.S. federal poverty measures: poverty thresholds, based on the “thrifty food plan” by the U.S.
People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
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“Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly”
At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
October 8, 2026
Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
August 13, 2026
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
July 9, 2026