The just-concluded Oregon legislative session featured important victories, as well as missed opportunities. The American Rescue Plan Act, enacted by
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All of us deserve to be paid for our work and avoid injury on the job. We all have a
Whenever Congress creates new tax breaks for the rich and corporations, Oregon often copies the same wasteful subsidies. This is
All Oregonians deserve to live in dignity — to enjoy economic security and the possibility to thrive. This is doable.
Such a hard year. Such a momentous year. 2020 may go down as a turning point in history. A worldwide
Oregon cannot achieve economic justice or eliminate racial disparities without taxing the rich. Taxing the rich is an essential step
All Oregonians deserve to live in dignity — to enjoy economic security and the possibility to thrive. This is doable.
Last week, the short legislative session ended without substantive progress on issues of critical importance to Oregon’s working families. Republicans
As 2019 draws to a close, we look back at the Center’s publications that proved most popular. Here they are,
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Measure 116 would change who sets salaries for state elected officials
Measure 116 would create an independent commission that would decide the salaries for lawmakers, the governor and other state elected officials.
October 17, 2024

No taxes on tips is a bad idea. And where does tipping come from anyway?
No taxes on tips, as an Oregon Senator recently proposed, would do little to help struggling workers.
October 10, 2024

What Measure 118 gets right and what it doesn’t
This episode of Policy for the People takes a deep dive into Measure 118, the Oregon Rebate.
September 12, 2024

Toward Prosperity for All Oregonians: Leave no worker behind