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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
The new federal funds that would flow to Oregon as a result of the proposed Healthy Kids Plan would significantly
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Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
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The Myth of Oregon’s “Bad Business Climate”
By a number of indicators, Oregon’s economy outperforms that of most other states.
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Tobias Read on How Oregon Is Resisting Trump’s Voting Crackdown
In this episode, Alejandro Queral speaks with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, the state’s chief elections officer, on efforts
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