A report released today estimating the impact of the recession on health insurance coverage in Oregon delivers a wallop of
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The two revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature and headed to a special January election as Measures 66 and
Today, low-income Oregonians pay a larger share of their income in state and local taxes than wealthy Oregonians. In fact,
Three dozen Oregon economists issued an open letter today backing the Oregon legislature’s decision to balance budget cuts with tax
If you ask a corporation, “Did you make money last year?” its response may well be, “Who’s asking?”
Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession,
Misinformation and fear are driving the campaign to repeal the revenue measures enacted by the 2009 legislature.
As congressional debate on reforming the nation’s health care system continues, a federal survey released today confirmed that about one
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has
U.S. Census Bureau data released today showed that Oregon failed to make progress expanding health coverage or reducing poverty in
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