Oregon suffers from a severe, long-standing housing crisis. Many families are one missed paycheck away from eviction, tens of thousands
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Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and members of the Committee: My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon
Co-Chairs Sollman and Bynum, Co-Vice Chairs Knopp and Wallan, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him),
Tax Day is here. There’s no better moment to reflect on our tax system — the system by which “we
Care workers play a vital role in our communities. They feed, bathe, and otherwise care for those who cannot take
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Nhi Nguyễn, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
Oregon no longer dwells in the bottom when it comes to ensuring families eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit
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Already alarming, hunger in Oregon is set to worsen due to Trump administration actions
In this episode of Policy for the People, we examine the dire state of hunger in Oregon. Our guest is
May 8, 2025

May Day special: the state of the labor movement
In celebration of May Day, International Workers Day, we are issuing this special episode of Policy for the People examining
May 1, 2025

Senator Wyden on the Trump tax plan: “It’s going to cause a lot of hardship”
The Trump tax plan would cut Medicaid and nutrition assistance to pay for big tax cuts for the rich.
April 10, 2025
Lessons from the IRS: a case study of structural racism in our tax system
Now that Tax Day is behind us, audit season has begun. The IRS will flag some tax returns for closer