Before the arrival of COVID-19, the richest Oregonians had set a new record in terms of their yearly income haul.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic upended the economy, the income of Oregon’s ultra-rich had set yet another record. In 2018, the
Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) spread to Oregon, poverty afflicted all corners of the state. More than one in 10 Oregonians
The following are the 2020 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.” The guidelines determine
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver his famed I
Income inequality in Oregon has reached yet another record high. In 2017, the year with the most recently available data,
The number of taxpayers reporting annual income of $1 million or more has risen faster in Oregon than any other
The leaves are changing color, the temperature is dropping, and the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air. We
In the richest country in the world, the fact that many families don’t have enough to eat ought to be
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