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Last month, Gov. John Kitzhaber travelled to Springfield, Oregon, to deliver a speech on the “State of the Schools.” In
Oregon’s path to achieving excellence in education just got steeper.
I am pleased to see that Brian Collins and I agree that the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange is an essential
Even though by one important measure Oregon’s economy improved a bit last year, poverty and extreme poverty in the state
Amid the slew of bleak statistics contained in today’s U.S. Census data, one item shined brightly: a large drop in
One chart by our colleagues at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) that uses data from the Tax
President Obama's plan for economic growth and deficit would raise taxes on only the wealthiest Americans. Let's hope the President
Oregon’s minimum wage will rise from $8.50 to $8.80 on January 1, 2012, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Oregon’s 30-cent hourly wage increase for its lowest paid workers next year will be “good for workers and Oregon’s economy."
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Much of the progress Oregon has made in expanding health care access is at risk as a result of the
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