Wage theft is inherently challenging to quantify. Wage theft occurs when employers pay workers less than the minimum wage, don’t
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The success of Oregon's health reform legislation assumes that a "transformation" of the health care delivery system can improve health
Earlier this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner visited Portland for a series of events. In a speech at the
As Jon Shure of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities notes in a recent blog post, a new American
A new review of which states levy an income tax on the working poor and near-poor shows that Oregon is
Because Tax Day is the deadline for filing income tax returns, discussions that day tend to focus on the income
It's essential that Oregonians recognize the important contribution undocumented workers make to our state's economy.
Because income taxes are a major component of most state tax systems, their design impacts overall fairness. Among the 42
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income households.[1]
New data released this week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Oregon’s per capita personal income increased
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In this episode, Alejandro Queral speaks with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, the state’s chief elections officer, on efforts
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Oregon’s subsidized child care program, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), is on course to run out of money in less
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