There they go again. The Oregon Legislative Assembly and Governor Kitzhaber “balanced” the budget, for now. Unfortunately, it is balanced
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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
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
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