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State Urged To Use Federal Funds And Conduct Outreach
News Release On New Year’s Day, Oregon’s minimum wage will jump 50 cents to $6.50 per hour, boosting the wages
In 1997 the Oregon State Legislature created two new tax credits aimed at providing child care relief and tax relief
Millions of U.S. elderly could be impoverished by proposals to cut taxes, dismantle the system On Tuesday, December 8th,
News Release As many Oregonians prepare for Thanksgiving and think about an abundance of food, a new study demonstrates that
The Food Stamp Program provides a basic safety net for nearly a quarter million poor and near-poor Oregonians. The federal
Clatsop County and Springfield have been added to a list of high unemployment areas in Oregon, according to the Silverton-based
DHR produced a chart comparing monthly spendable income from public assistance (cash and foodstamps) to monthly spendable income from work
News Release The Oregon Center for Public Policy, a Silverton-based public policy research organization, released data this Labor Day weekend
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