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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
The long-term decline in union representation in Oregon has contributed to the rise in income inequality, which now stands near
We have some of the nation’s most crowded classrooms. We shortchange our kids in both the quantity and quality of
Take all the people who live in Eugene and Salem, Oregon’s second- and third-largest cities. Add to that the population
The personal income tax — the taxes we pay out of our earnings — brings in about 85 percent of
Today the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether to uphold an Obama administration executive order on immigration.
Undocumented Oregonians pay taxes. The taxes they pay help fund schools and other public services that strengthen the Oregon economy.
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