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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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,
With several federal tax provisions set to expire by year’s end, congressional Republicans are pushing a plan that would extend
In the nation as a whole, who is more likely to start a small business — an immigrant or someone
About one out of every 11 small business owners in Oregon in 2010 was born outside the U.S., according to
As OCPP wrote recently, research shows that wage theft is a widespread problem in Oregon and the nation. Wage theft
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its latest estimate of change in real gross domestic product — economic growth
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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