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When lawmakers conceive of a new or expanded public program, they typically provide details to the budget-writing Joint Ways and
Read a pdf of the fact sheet How Will the Federal Recovery Package Help Struggling Oregonians and the State’s Economy?
The House Revenue Committee should be applauded for beginning to explore revenue options as early as next week.
SB 463 would acknowledge the important role that part-time workers play in today’s workforce by eliminating the outmoded rule that
Read a pdf of the fact sheet SB 462 Helps Low-Income Workers Qualify for Unemployment Benefits, Oregon Qualify for Federal
Read a pdf of this fact sheet: SB 461 Helps Low-income Workers Gain Job Skills, Strengthens Oregon’s Workforce SB 461
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer on Congressional Vote
Today’s Senate vote to end the practice of letting Congress dictate the definition of taxable income in Oregon is a
The economic recovery package approved by the U.S. House of Representatives — but not the version still under consideration in
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