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Co-Chairs Sollman and Bynum, Co-Vice Chairs Knopp and Wallan, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him),
Tax Day is here. There’s no better moment to reflect on our tax system — the system by which “we
Care workers play a vital role in our communities. They feed, bathe, and otherwise care for those who cannot take
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Nhi Nguyễn, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
Oregon no longer dwells in the bottom when it comes to ensuring families eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit
[This commentary first appeared in The Oregonian.] We all want Oregon to prosper. We all want our state to be
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