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Progress has stalled. That’s the main takeaway from the latest data on health insurance coverage in Oregon, released yesterday by
At a time when there is a dire need for federal leadership in confronting a national housing crisis, the Trump
In 2018, teacher strikes dominated headlines and Capitol buildings. Teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona and Colorado shut down schools,
Today’s Census data shows more Oregonians had health insurance coverage in 2016 than the previous year. Oregon continues making steady
The Center and other partner organizations held a press conference to push back on the Senate health care plan. Watch
Whom, exactly, does U.S. Congressman Greg Walden represent? Officially, of course, he represents all the people living in Oregon’s 2nd
A Republican proposal to cut Medicaid recently unveiled in a congressional committee led by U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (OR) would
by Janet Bauer, Policy Analyst, Before Senate Health Care Committee, February 21, 2017 The Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP)
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