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Some (not me) like to divide the country into "makers" and "takers," portraying those who don't pay federal income taxes
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Jason Gettel on Census Data Release Poverty in Oregon increased yet again last year, and
About 128,000 Oregon workers are due for a raise, following today’s announcement that Oregon’s hourly minimum wage will go up
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,
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