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On June 30th the Oregon Legislative Assembly adjourned its third special session, called to deal with a revenue shortfall that
Oregon’s most recent economic and revenue projection for the current two-year budget cycle shows that the State will have $1.4
Would it be fair if you were required to pay taxes, but banned from receiving public services? That’s exactly the
With the state facing a billion dollar revenue shortfall this biennium and next, and with the Governor’s race in full
News Release The number of poor Oregonians increased by 43,873 over the 1990s, despite strong economic growth, according to 2000
This year, Congress is reauthorizing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, commonly known as welfare. The Bush Administration
New report finds temporary cash assistance is meeting less of the need as Congress debates welfare reform reauthorization
Welfare’s Decreasing Role in Meeting the Needs of Families With Dependent Children During Recessions
The Oregon Center for Public Policy, a non-profit, non-partisan research institute whose name was misspelled by the Elections Division in
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