The Great Recession created a long list of economic hardship for Oregonians, including sharply higher unemployment, declining income and higher
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Providing a clearer picture of the recession’s toll on Oregon families, the U.S. Census bureau today reported that the share
The federal recovery act signed into law earlier this year has protected about 84,000 Oregonians from living in poverty.
Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession,
U.S. Census Bureau data released today showed that Oregon failed to make progress expanding health coverage or reducing poverty in
The federal government today raised the poverty line, which Oregon uses to determine eligibility for some public assistance programs.
With a congressional debate on the scope of a federal economic recovery package nearing, Oregon advocates urged lawmakers to aid
The morning after the election, I watched a video of Barack Obama telling how, on a rainy morning last June,
As the last economic expansion hit its peak, the typical Oregon household’s income rose slightly in 2007 over the previous
Oregon made headway in its efforts against food insecurity in the two years before the current economic downturn hit.
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