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The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) supports Senate Bill 398 and its effort to increase the use of the
The Oregon legislature now has significantly more room to maneuver in terms of increasing funding for vital public services as
by Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Before Senate Health Care Committee, February 21, 2017 The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP)
Rural counties in Oregon are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the benefits from the
Rural counties stand at a disadvantage when it comes to the benefits doled out by Oregon’s largest housing subsidy, the
The Oregon legislature’s budget writing committee has begun to hear from Oregonians about how to deal with a $1.8 billion
Oregon needs more revenue. Schools and other vital public services open the doors of opportunity for Oregonians, and yet they
The failure of employers to pay workers the wages they have earned harms families and the public. It increases poverty,
This Groundhog Day, Oregon woke up to the same sad reality. Our schools remain woefully underfunded. Too many Oregonians still
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