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Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians need Congress to act now to extend Emergency Unemployment Insurance (see this story and
The news that Jeld-Wen, Oregon’s largest private company, is establishing its North American headquarters in North Carolina confirms that corporate
That’s the justification given by the Nike, Governor Kitzhaber and others for ramming through a law that would allow the
Guess what corporate tax loophole will cost an additional $35.1 million next biennium without requiring that the beneficiaries create a
Yesterday, Governor Kitzhaber announced that he's calling a special legislative session to rush through a law that would allow him
Gov. John Kitzhaber announced Monday that he is calling the Legislature into special session on Friday to take up a
Want to know how "single-sales factor apportionment" works? Want to see how it helped Nike escape millions in taxes on
Renewing Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) should be a top priority for the 2013 legislature.
The income gap that separates Oregon’s richest families from everyone else increased over the past three decades, according to a
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Much of the progress Oregon has made in expanding health care access is at risk as a result of the
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