My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
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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.
Solidarity
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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My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research for the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
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Oregon’s economy will take a $130 million hit and some 3,500 children will lose the financial support of a family
Deportation — often involving the breadwinner of a household — puts a drag on Oregon’s economy and destabilizes families. Deportation
My name is Daniel Hauser, Director of Strategic Policy Projects at the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully
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The protests for Black lives that gripped our nation last summer, even as the pandemic raged, gave us an opportunity
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