Even before full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Oregon made progress in assuring health insurance coverage for its residents.
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Justice in the workplace, tax system, and economy are essential to a just society, but reforms in other areas are necessary to ensure all Oregonians live with dignity. We must confront the legacy of racist institutions and present-day forms of discrimination that impede opportunities for Oregonians of color.
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Justice in the workplace, tax system, and economy are essential to a just society, but reforms in other areas are necessary to ensure all Oregonians live with dignity. We must confront the legacy of racist institutions and present-day forms of discrimination that impede opportunities for Oregonians of color.
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Men more than women. Communities of color typically more than whites. Malheur County residents more than Polk County residents.
If economic growth alone determined the well-being of a state’s inhabitants, all Oregonians would be thriving. When measured by economic
A few years from now, long after Cover Oregon’s website woes are but a distant memory, tens of thousands of
As a state we are failing our children by packing them in overcrowded classrooms. Oregon has some of the largest
As a state we are failing our children by packing them in overcrowded classrooms. Oregon has some of the largest
Low-income Oregonians are expected to make up the bulk of the state’s population who still won’t have health insurance despite
The best way for Oregon to strengthen its economy is by investing more to create a better educated workforce, according
Chair Greenlick and members of the committee: My name is Janet Bauer. I am a policy analyst with the Oregon
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