Every state tax system in the country makes income inequality worse, but Oregon’s tax system does so less than most,
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Health care advocates in Oregon are asking lawmakers to enact a Basic Health Program. Why? This one-page fact sheet explains
A View of the State of Working Oregon Oregon continues to enjoy one of the nation’s top-performing economies. Among all
Oregon’s minimum wage will inch up 15 cents to $9.25 an hour in the new year.
The Washington Post has been running an excellent series on what ails the middle class, called Liftoff & Letdown.
Testimony of Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Oregon Center for Public Policy, House Committee on Health Care, December 8, 2014
Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the
Some 10,000 low-income Oregonians would gain health insurance and tens of thousands more would see sharply reduced health insurance costs
Economic growth in recent years has done little to reduce the share of Oregonians living in poverty. Oregon’s poverty rate
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