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Business is booming . . . for those catering to the rich. The New York Times recently reported that luxury
Oregon’s middle class is fraying, with well-paying jobs in short supply and the cost of raising a family dramatically increasing.
The American Dream used to mean that if you put in a hard day’s work, you could expect good wages,
Oregon’s middle class is fraying, with well-paying jobs in short supply and the cost of raising a family dramatically increasing.
Today’s state economic and revenue forecast makes the case for the legislature to consider extending the temporary, top tax rates
A corporate-funded study says that Oregon has the fifth lowest “total effective business tax rate” in the country, a ranking
Total personal income in Portland jumped 3.1 percent in 2010 from the prior year, growing at a faster clip than
In case you missed it, last week the IRS published income tax data for 2009.
This isn't a good week for the Oregon Business Council (OBC), their hired guns at ECONorthwest and others who fight
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Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
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The Myth of Oregon’s “Bad Business Climate”
By a number of indicators, Oregon’s economy outperforms that of most other states.
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Tobias Read on How Oregon Is Resisting Trump’s Voting Crackdown
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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