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Oregon schools are in dire need of additional resources, and they will have fewer resources still if Comcast gets its
Several weeks ago the Oregon legislature’s economists in the Legislative Revenue Office (LRO) came out with an estimate of how
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
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At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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