Refunded tax dollars that could help low-income households make ends meet and spur economic activity in local communities are instead
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As the 2011 legislature enters its final weeks and lawmakers consider bills that would have a positive economic impact for
In the annals of this nation’s fiscal and economic history, June 7 is surely a date that will live in
I’ve written about the terrible proposal that Governor Kitzhaber put before the legislature that would slash assistance to poor families
Oregon’s millionaires are expected to mushroom this decade, which makes one wonder why some lawmakers feel compelled to shower them
Claims that as a nation ‘we’ are broke have taken enough space in recent public discourse to seem beyond question,
As Monday came to a close, much to the chagrin of a coalition working to protect Oregon workers, the House
What someone spends money on says a lot about what’s important to them.
This fact sheet summarizes the findings of an OCPP analysis of wage claims filed with the Oregon Bureau of Labor
Oregon’s corporate loophole lobby’s scaremongering about Oregon’s tax rates have been unfounded, and this morning’s state economic forecast should put
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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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Oregonians Will Go Hungry as SNAP Implodes
Roughly 70,000 Oregonians have already dropped off the SNAP program since 2025, because of the Trump administration enacting the biggest
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U.S. at 250: Toward a Third Reconstruction
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, what kind of country do we want to become? We speak with
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