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The State of Working Oregon 2000 Executive Summary Most Oregonians have benefited from the last few years of economic expansion.
News Release The state welfare agency, the Adult and Family Services Division, (AFS) is demanding that caseworkers significantly reduce their
Earlier this week a new study by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation (MDRC) showed that a Minnesota welfare reform pilot
It’s mid-April. Every year at this time, taxes are on most people’s minds. Eager to push the latest tax cutting
News Release Oregon taxes the incomes of low-income working families at higher rates than most states, according to a report
Eliminating the Three Month Food Stamp Time Limit in 30 Oregon Counties The 1996 federal welfare law limits able-bodied adults
News Release The federal government released the 2000 Federal Poverty Guidelines in today’s issue of the Federal Register. The poverty
There are two slightly different U.S. federal poverty measures: poverty thresholds, based on the “thrifty food plan” by the U.S.
People are not supposed to go hungry in America or in Oregon, but they do. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
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She Has a Good Job. She Still Needs a Food Bank: Oregon’s Affordability Crisis
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“Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly”
At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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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
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