Income inequality in Oregon has reached yet another record high. In 2017, the year with the most recently available data,
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The number of taxpayers reporting annual income of $1 million or more has risen faster in Oregon than any other
In 2013, the Oregon legislature created a tax structure that favors rich business owners, to the detriment of Oregonians who
The leaves are changing color, the temperature is dropping, and the smell of pumpkin spice is in the air. We
[This commentary was first published in The Statesman Journal.] In the most recent tally, more than 1,000 students in Salem-Keizer
Tax policy has aided and abetted the rise of massive economic inequality in the U.S., a point highlighted in a
If two people earn the same amount, they should pay the same tax rate. That’s a bedrock principle of tax
Establishing a rent assistance program would be an effective strategy for addressing Oregon’s housing affordability crisis.
Oregon could solve some of the worst aspects of the state’s housing affordability crisis by investing in a rent assistance
Oregon’s statewide housing crisis demands a powerful, rapid response. A rent assistance program is a quick and proven way to
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