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Introduction Which one of your neighbors is going hungry? Count off 17 homes in your neighborhood, and then choose one
Financial advisors tell us that we should all set aside a little money, an “emergency fund,” to help us meet
News Release Quarter-million Oregonians in Working Families Come up Short A new national study shows that 36 percent of working
There they go again. The Oregon Legislative Assembly and Governor Kitzhaber “balanced” the budget, for now. Unfortunately, it is balanced
House Bill 2281 reduces General Fund revenue by $101.3 million in 2003-05 by modifying the formula that Oregon uses to
“In Oregon, where the women are strong and the men are good looking, the typical taxpayer is about half-average.” While
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
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