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The Oregon Center for Public Policy’s tagline “Because facts matter” rejects the cynical and oft-repeated claim that the public, voters
The Oregon Center for Public Policy’s tagline “Because facts matter” rejects the cynical and oft-repeated claim that the public, voters
Improvements to the federal Child Tax Credit would help the families of about 155,000 Oregon children, according to advocates who
Economic models are only as good as the assumptions on which they rest, and sometimes economists are so blinded by
Legislation enacted over the course of several years laid the foundation for an economy in which the fruits of prosperity
Legislation proposed by Rhode Island U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse capping carbon emissions can protect low-income Oregonians while fighting global warming,
Much criticism swirls around the educational reform act No Child Left Behind, from its underfunded mandates to its heavy emphasis
News Release For Oregon workers at all rungs of the income ladder, especially those at the bottom, joining a union
As rural counties in Oregon grapple with the loss of federal timber payments, a new study out today estimates that
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