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The following are the 2022 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.” The guidelines determine
Why is it that you are having to pay more for food and other goods at the checkout counter? Part
HB 4093 would establish the Genuine Progress Indicator, a consistent measure of the well-being of Oregonians.
In this episode of Policy for the People, OCPP Executive Director Alejandro Queral discusses the most recently available figures on
Oregon entered the pandemic debilitated by a chronic condition: income inequality. In 2019, the richest 1 percent of Oregonians together
Today is a momentous day in our nation’s efforts to confront poverty. On this day, families begin receiving monthly payments
The following are the 2021 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the "federal poverty level." The guidelines determine
A century after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered one of the
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The good, the bad, and the ugly in the latest poverty numbers
Recently, the U.S. Census released the latest figures on poverty. The topline numbers certainly gave reason to cheer. Yet, as