A costly tax break that would force deep cuts in public services, Measure 59 on the November ballot would give
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Measure 59, which would allow an unlimited deduction of federal income taxes on state tax returns, offers no tax break
It is by now old news in Oregon that corporations are not paying their fair share of our income taxes.
News Release Since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, a ballooning trade deficit with the Asian giant has caused
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,
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