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A growing number of Oregon families are unable to escape poverty despite having a full-time worker, according to the Oregon
Work — even full-time work — is no sure path out of poverty. Most poor families in Oregon are working
One measure of the progress Oregon has made in health care is the scale of the damage that would be
Oregon recorded the sharpest increase in food insecurity of any state, even as nationally the share of families struggling to
Measure 97's defeat in the November election does not change the fact that corporations in Oregon are paying far too
Here at the Oregon Center for Public Policy, we’re wasting no time thinking about — and advocating for — a
November 8, 2016, will be remembered as a dark day in Oregon history. An avalanche of corporate-funded misinformation buried the
The Great Recession slammed Oregon public schools, causing teacher layoffs and exacerbating the overcrowding of classrooms. Six years after the
Gosh, if we only had a way to buy products from national retailers while sitting at our computers, then corporations
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Underpaid, Overworked, and Essential: Oregon’s Long-Term Care Crisis
In this episode, we examine the crisis in Oregon’s system of long-term care. Demand for long-term care is rising as
January 8, 2026
Income Inequality in Oregon: What Does the Latest Data Show?
Income inequality in Oregon remains vast, but history shows this is not inevitable.
December 11, 2025
How Trump Is Hiding Hunger and Why Poverty Persists
This episode examines what the end of the federal food security report means for Oregon, as well as why poverty is a policy failure, not an individual failure.
November 13, 2025