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Late yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a 15-month extension of the State Children's Health Insurance Program that will
Like many others right about now, I’m drawing up my list of New Year’s resolutions. As usual, it is a
While nearly half the states in the country will face budget shortfalls next year or the year after, Oregon is
The Tax Foundation’s 2008 State Business Tax Climate Index claims that Oregon’s economic future is bright because its business taxes
When Oregonians receive their kicker checks over the next couple of weeks, they will also get a message from the
With funding for the popular State Children’s Health Program (SCHIP) set to expire later this month, over three dozen organizations
In 2005, Oregon adults in food insecure households were more than twice as likely to suffer from depression as adults
Oregonians struggling to put food on the table are more than twice as likely to suffer from depression than those
Take the word of a man willing to stake a million dollars on it: the U.S. tax system has been
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