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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
Executive Summary The OCPP asked the Washington, D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) to analyze the impact of
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
August 13, 2026
Oregonians Will Go Hungry as SNAP Implodes
Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest
July 9, 2026
U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
June 25, 2026