News Release Only one-quarter of elderly Oregon taxpayers will get any tax relief from Ballot Measures 88 and 91, according
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Executive Summary Oregon is one of nine states that allow taxpayers to claim federal income taxes paid as a deduction
Nation Sees First Increase In Health Insurance Coverage In 12 Years While Oregon Is Stagnant
The State of Working Oregon 2000 Executive Summary Most Oregonians have benefited from the last few years of economic expansion.
News Release The state welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division, (AFS) is demanding that caseworkers significantly reduce their
Earlier this week a new study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) showed that a Minnesota welfare reform pilot
It’s mid-April. Every year at this time, taxes are on most people’s minds. Eager to push the latest tax cutting
News Release Oregon taxes the incomes of low-income working families at higher rates than most states, according to a report
Eliminating the Three Month Food Stamp Time Limit in 30 Oregon Counties The 1996 federal welfare law limits able-bodied adults
News Release The federal government released the 2000 Federal Poverty Guidelines in today’s issue of the Federal Register. The poverty
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