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OCPP policy analyst Janet Bauer submitted testimony to the Oregon House Health Care Committee in support of HB 2134. This
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Oregon is making progress in extending health coverage to Oregonians. As the most recent Census Bureau data shows, the development
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Oregonians will soon get a chance to hear one of the nation’s leading economists, Jared Bernstein, give his take on
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