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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
With unemployment at 9 percent and rising, Oregon could use an economic boost. Congress is working on legislation, the American
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She Has a Good Job. She Still Needs a Food Bank: Oregon’s Affordability Crisis
What does it mean when you have a good job, work full time, and still can’t afford to make ends
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“Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly”
At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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