Clatsop County and Springfield have been added to a list of high unemployment areas in Oregon, according to the Silverton-based
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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
Across the nation, the number of people receiving cash assistance has declined sharply since the mid-1990s. In Oregon, the number
News Release The voter-approved minimum wage increase of 1996 reversed a three-year decline in starting wages for welfare recipients, according
Minimum Wage Increase “Proved Successful” New data released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy, a Silverton-based public policy
The Rich Get Richer While The Poor and Middle Class Lose Income Over Last Two Decades
The 1997 Oregon Legislative Assembly chose to set aside $4.9 million in the Emergency Fund to address some of the
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