Work is not a sure path out of poverty. The official poverty line, based on a formula developed in the
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When the Great Recession struck, many Oregon families suddenly found themselves unable to put enough food on the table. And
Chair Greenlick and members of the committee: My name is Janet Bauer. I am a policy analyst with the Oregon
I was expecting to enter an upside-down room, but it turns out I walked into Bizarro World.
The Statesman Journal published a nice re-cap of a public hearing in Hearing Room A of the State Capitol on
Members of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon -- tell the Legislature that the Earned Income Tax Credit is spent
Watch this short (3 min.) video in which small business owners from communities across Oregon — members of the Main
Oregon has set the health policy world abuzz once again. A just-published study in the New England Journal of Medicine
One of the most compelling arguments for a sales tax is that Oregon can capture funds from out-of-state tourists.
The desire to help small business owners is understandable, as they are an important component of our economy and communities.
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