Among all industries in Oregon, the construction industry is one of the most fraught with wage theft. Many construction workers
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In Oregon, we talk about how important it is for our children to have a high quality education — important
OCPP communications director Juan Carlos Ordóñez and policy analyst Daniel Hauser lead a webinar on the need to close Oregon's
My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
Oregon families that fall on hard times get far less cash assistance today than they did decades ago. Children in
Chuck Sheketoff, a leading voice for social and economic justice in Oregon, has stepped down as executive director of the
At a time when Oregon schools are underfunded and when many Oregon families struggle to make ends meet, the last
By eliminating a law known as the “throwback rule,” a bill currently in the Oregon legislature would create a new
Recently, more Oregonians became officially “poor,” following publication of new federal poverty guidelines. These guidelines offer an important — albeit
In the latest installment of Fourth Friday Focus, a collaboration between KMUZ radio and the Oregon Center for Public Policy,
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