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Proponents of a ballot initiative that imposes an overly harsh and arbitrary spending limit in Oregon’s constitution are calling their
A new report finds that all but the wealthiest Oregonians will be worse off because of tax cuts enacted by
What happens when a community foundation and an ideological political magazine jointly convene and facilitate a group of 37 Oregon
With the economy on an upswing, Oregon’s workers should be seeing increased economic opportunities, but the numbers show they’re not.
Some people joke that there was a fork in the trail that led prospectors to the nation’s West Coast during
The typical Oregon household’s income remains stuck well below its level of a few years ago, despite a strong economy,
Measure 41 on the November 2006 ballot offers fool’s gold to Oregonians. The measure would make Oregon’s tax system more
Oregon's TABOR proposal - Measure 48 - would place an arbitrary spending growth scheme in Oregon’s constitution. Although proponents refer
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