A newly released corporate-funded study concluded that Oregon had the nation’s second-lowest “effective business tax rate” for new investments among
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On the heels of a weekend news report that Intel is taxing Hillsboro and Beaverton schools with the influx of
The income group in Oregon that pays the highest share of their income to state and local taxes: Lowest-income taxpayers.[1]
Read the full report here: Oregon Can Do Better Than Harm Poor Kids The legislature must reject the devastating changes
For the sake of Oregon's most vulnerable children and the future of our state, Gov. John Kitzhaber should heed his
Some corporate lobbyists such as the Oregon Business Association have been claiming that Oregon has a “per capita income that
Oregon’s per capita personal income in 2010 continued its upward trend, rising 2 percent in inflation-adjusted terms over the past
One year after its historic enactment, federal health reform is making a real difference to real people here in Oregon.
Did you know that Oregon’s wealthiest households are slated to get a big tax cut next year, even though a
A strong work ethic is rightly among the most cherished of American values. In an ideal world, work alone would
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