As poverty continues to rise in Oregon, a new report published today said that Oregon remains among a minority of
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[Note: I have corrected an error in the original post regarding Rep. Kurt Schrader's position on a balanced budget amendment.]
Even under the inadequate, official definition, poverty engulfs a large share of Oregonians. And the social tragedy that is poverty
The headline in a front-page story in Saturday’s The Oregonian read: “'Shocking' increase in poverty rests on flawed statistics.”
I was pleased to see that The Oregonian’s lead story yesterday brought attention to the extent of the hardship that
We need a do-something Congress. Because if lawmakers fail to extend emergency unemployment benefits before year’s end, it will wreak
Intel recently released a report on the “Economic Impacts of Intel’s Oregon Operations,” the third in an irregular series of
Policymakers across the nation and the Obama administration are rightly looking at Oregon Measures 66 and 67 as a guide
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.
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