It's official: there will be a special election in Oregon on January 23, 2018. At stake in ballot Measure 101
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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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Today’s Census data shows more Oregonians had health insurance coverage in 2016 than the previous year. Oregon continues making steady
The health care provider tax package recently enacted by the legislature to shore up health insurance in Oregon is sound
The Center and other partner organizations held a press conference to push back on the Senate health care plan. Watch
A group of taxpaying Oregonians is increasingly fearful of federal agents: undocumented workers.
Undocumented Oregonians pay taxes. The millions in taxes they pay to help fund schools and other public services that strengthen
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)
It is particularly appropriate for Oregon to turn to the health care industry to fill a looming budget hole in
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