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Today the U.S. Census Bureau announced a decline in the share Oregonians without health insurance — evidence that public structures
The first two full years of economic growth following the end of the Great Recession brought mixed news for Oregon.
Labor Day is a particularly appropriate date to assess the state of Oregon workers. Such a review, unfortunately, reveals the
News Release Many Oregon workers face a more difficult and uncertain path to recovering wages stolen by employers, now that
A corporate-funded study says that Oregon ties North Carolina for lowest "total effective business tax rate" in the country.
An Oregon Center for Public Policy analysis of recent income data shows the continuing suffocation of Oregon's middle class. That,
Read the full report with charts and graphs as a PDF: Economic Gains Flow to the Top as Oregon Income
Income inequality in Oregon is on the rise once again, according to new analysis of state income data by the
This fall Oregonians may vote on a ballot measure that boils down to a choice between preserving funding for schools,
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