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Oregon state and local taxes take a bigger bite out of the pocketbooks of poor and middle-class families than those
In the face of opposition by the President, Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and Congresswoman Darlene Hooley joined colleagues on the
Irving Berlin learned that in 1942 the federal government was going to undertake "unprecedented income tax collections" to support the
The Bush Administration has issued a number of Medicaid regulations over the last year that will substantially reduce federal health
The income gap that separates Oregon’s wealthiest families from the rest of the state’s households has widened dramatically over the
Like this year’s delayed spring, Oregon’s growing embrace of sustainability offers both great hope and frustration.
This tax season, Oregon will require a minimum wage worker who was employed full-time, year-round last year and supported one
Oregon doubled its take of venture capital last year without conferring special tax breaks to encourage the investment, according to
President Bush’s proposed 2009 budget would cut over $200 million in federal funding for a slew of social programs in
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