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Full recovery from the recession is more than a year away
We should all be thankful we live in Oregon, not Colorado. The recession hit hard in Colorado, as it did
Opponents of public services, claiming that Oregon has a spending problem, seek to impose on the State a new “spending
Contrary to claims that surface each year with the arrival of tax day (April 15th), household taxes in Oregon have
Sheldon Cohen, a former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, once wrote, "People think taxation is a terribly mundane subject.
A comprehensive new analysis of research on the factors influencing business location decisions shows that state-level tax cuts have little
Nearly 2,200 low-income families in Portland and thousands of others around Oregon could lose their federal housing assistance in the
Opponents of public services seek to limit Oregon state government revenues to a maximum of population plus inflation growth as
State-by-state data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that job growth in Oregon and most other
Latest Podcasts
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
May 14, 2026
The Myth of Oregon’s “Bad Business Climate”
By a number of indicators, Oregon’s economy outperforms that of most other states.
April 23, 2026
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
April 9, 2026