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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) increases opportunity and provides pathways out of poverty in every corner of Oregon.
Wage claims filed recently with state officials show that the problem of wage theft in Oregon has not gone away.
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Oregon’s low-paid workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 15-cent increase to the state’s minimum
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
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She Has a Good Job. She Still Needs a Food Bank: Oregon’s Affordability Crisis
What does it mean when you have a good job, work full time, and still can’t afford to make ends
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“Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly”
At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
August 13, 2026
