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As Oregon lawmakers consider increasing the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a new national report examines how state EITCs
Oregon’s ultra-rich — the highest-earning one out of every 1,000 Oregonians — have never been so rich compared to the
Income inequality in Oregon has reached yet another record high.
The Homeownership and Housing Opportunity Bill (HB 3349) is a common-sense, effective response to Oregon’s statewide housing crisis.
The Oregon Center for Public Policy, Main Street Alliance, and Oregon School Employees Association were invited to testify on behalf
For Oregon families living in poverty, work is the rule, not the exception. This reality speaks to the need for
The following are the 2019 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the "federal poverty level."
Most Oregon families living in poverty are working families, meaning they have at least one parent who works. Even families
The majority of Oregon families living in poverty have at least one working parent, and often that parent works full
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