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Oregon uses funds for helping poor families be self-sufficient to cover other budget holes
Net Income for Oregon Agriculture Triples Over Two-Year Period, Undermining Ag’s Attack on Oregon’s Minimum Wage
A large and rapidly expanding body of research has examined causes of household-level food insecurity and hunger. A definitive explanation
News Release (Silverton) – Even though the economy is growing, earnings and health coverage are down for most Oregon workers,
Today’s announcement in the “Close of Session” economic and revenue forecast that corporations in Oregon will be receiving a $101
Calculator for basic family budget needs in Oregon available online
Here’s an idea for running the economy: let’s all give tax breaks to super-rich heirs like Paris Hilton! Then, Paris
Without the Legislature taking a single vote, Oregon corporations finished the 2005 legislative session scoring a 23 percent reduction in
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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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Oregon is one of the nation’s top destinations for data centers, attracted by the state’s cheap power and favorable climate.
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Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less
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