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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
The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) was designed to provide Medicaid coverage to all Oregon families with incomes below the federal
Executive Summary Oregon’s “highest in the nation” minimum wage continues to raise wages for former welfare recipients and other low-wage
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"
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