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Corporations today pay far less in Oregon taxes than they used to — an outcome that did not arrive by
Corporations today pay far less in Oregon taxes than they used to — an outcome that did not arrive by
As Oregonians mull raising taxes on large corporations this November, a new study finds that Oregon corporate taxes — both
Confronting income inequality is perhaps the greatest challenge facing Oregon today.
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest income
Since 1980 and since the end of the Great Recession, income inequality has worsened, with the top 1 percent reaping
The economy has rarely been better, if you belong to Oregon’s richest of the rich. The latest figures show that
Juan Carlos Ordonez, communications director, joined Marc Albert on KMUZ's Friday Focus to discuss the chronic underfunding of public schools
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