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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
Responding to the exaggerated claims about taxes that surface around April 15th each year, the Oregon Center for Public Policy
Tax day has come and gone, but, as the Legislature prepares for a third special session this year, Oregon still
In February President Bush unveiled proposals for changing the 1996 welfare reform law, which Congress must reauthorize this year. Included
Oregonians in low-wage jobs are paying some of the nation's highest state income taxes, according to a report released today
News Release A new report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that Oregon’s efforts to end child
Executive Summary Increasingly, the capacity of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to reduce poverty in Oregon depends
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