The Bush Administration has proposed eliminating $543 million in food stamp benefits for about 329,000 low-income Americans over the next
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State and local governments raise and spend money primarily to educate our children, keep our communities safe, arbitrate disputes through
Federal payments to “Medicare Advantage” insurance plans in Oregon this year will average $1,893 per person more than what it
Approximately 43,000 low-income high school-age Oregonians – about one of every five children age 14 to 17 in Oregon –
Corporations operating in Oregon are doing well for themselves, but less well for Oregonians. In the last few years, corporations
If a majority of the Oregon Legislature think a tax is needed to support an important program, or that a
Oregon could receive about $549 million in new federal funds over the next five years to expand children’s health coverage
When non-custodial parents send child support payments to help their children, the payments should benefit the children.
New federal rules that require Oregon to verify the identity and citizenship of individuals applying for Medicaid-funded programs have barred
It would be good to know which Oregon businesses pay their employees so little or offer so few benefits that
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