Executive Summary Oregon’s “highest in the nation” minimum wage continues to raise wages for former welfare recipients and other low-wage
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Under current law, Oregon taxpayers can deduct up to $3,000 of federal personal income tax on their Oregon tax returns.
News Release A tax cut measure promoted by the state’s business lobby directs the bulk of its cuts to a
Oregonians will soon be considering whether to allow taxpayers to deduct more of their federal income taxes from the personal
Executive Summary Federal welfare reform requires Oregon to spend 75 percent of its federal fiscal year 1994 expenditures on welfare
House Bills "misguided and fail to address Oregon's labor shortage"
Executive Summary In 1997, the Oregon Legislative Assembly created two new targeted tax credits aimed at providing tax relief to
Each month the Adult and Family Services Division (AFS) of the Oregon Department of Human Resources publishes data on Oregon’s
News Release Oregon slipped in national rankings of state income taxes on the working poor. The state begins taxing people
State Urged To Use Federal Funds And Conduct Outreach
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