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Some well-meaning legislators rightly upset about the damage that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United has done to
Taxes are lower in Oregon than in most other states. Specifically, Oregon trails nationally in the amount of state and
This Friday, January 29, is Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day, a day the IRS uses to publicize this tax
The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a potential host for a 2016 State Policy Fellow. This fellowship is a
What do they all have in common? They are all board members of the Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA).
A framework for a Basic Health Program — potentially the next big step in health reform in Oregon — has
As 2015 comes to a close, we look back on the Center’s publications that proved most popular with Oregonians. Here
Holding a job is not enough to lift many Oregon families out of poverty, and the problem is getting worse,
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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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Oregonians Will Go Hungry as SNAP Implodes
Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest
July 9, 2026

U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
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