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In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss legislative efforts to better protect Oregonians from unfair debt collection
With guests Andrea Paluso, Executive Director of Family Forward Oregon, and Mary King, Economics Professor Emeritus at Portland State University,
The idea underlying Governor Kitzhaber’s Oregon Children’s Plan makes intuitive sense – invest in children early on and Oregon may
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