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News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that a proposal which alters
More than 100,000 working households in Oregon are poor. Thousands more experience considerable hardship from housing problems, food insecurity, and
Federal aid to Oregon state and local government under the Bush Administration’s proposed budget will fall short of meeting current
Executive Summary The future of state General Fund revenues and federal discretionary spending in Oregon is not bright. The May
If the amount of Oregon income taxes collected exceeds the state economists’ projections (from a forecast two years prior) by
News Release While backers of President Bush’s tax cut proposal point to the average tax cut, new data released today
I’ll bet that everyone who works with the Legislature can name one or two legislators, from either party, who are
Oregon’s welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division of the Department of Human Services, is telling poor women on
By most measures Oregonians are paying the same share of their income in taxes as they were paying almost twenty
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Oregon Child Care Crisis: How ERDC Running Out of Funds Could Hurt 12,000 Families
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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In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
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Income Inequality in Oregon: What Does the Latest Data Show?
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
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