Oregon made headway in its efforts against food insecurity in the two years before the current economic downturn hit.
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This political campaign season has witnessed vigorous debate on whether to make permanent tax cuts favoring the richest Americans.
The income gap that separates Oregon’s wealthiest families from the rest of the state’s households has widened dramatically over the
Both hunger and food insecurity describe a condition experienced by households taken as a whole; individuals within these households may
In 2005, Oregon adults in food insecure households were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression as adults
This Labor Day Oregon’s workers are producing goods and services more efficiently than when the economic expansion began four years
This Labor Day Oregon is completing four years of an economic expansion with income benefits that have flowed disproportionately to
While the typical Oregon household’s income rose in 2005-06 by $1,667 over 2004-05, Oregon was unable to reduce poverty or
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,
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