There are two slightly different U.S. federal poverty measures: poverty thresholds, based on the “thrifty food plan” by the U.S.
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People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
Measuring Food Insecurity and Hunger Executive Summary People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but
Tillamook and Columbia Counties have been added to a list of long-term, high unemployment areas in Oregon, and Sherman County
News Release As the Oregon Department of Revenue gives a tour of its kicker check processing operation to the Oregon
News Release Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the extent of poverty and the change in household
News Release Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on the extent of poverty and the change in household
This Labor Day weekend new reports by economists in Oregon and Washington, D.C. show that the strong national and state
News Release Today marks the third anniversary of the 1996 federal welfare law and it is “no cause for celebration,”
News Release An end-of-session maneuver, called a “gut-and-stuff,” replaced one tax cut bill, Senate Bill 535, with the contents of
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