Suspending the Oregon Corporate Activity Tax (CAT), as some in the business community have urged, would undermine school funding at
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More than three dozen organizations today urged Oregon lawmakers to reject calls for business tax cuts issued in the wake
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Corporations in Oregon are on track to pay a smaller share of Oregon income taxes this budget period than at
When it comes to tax avoidance, Nike lives by its slogan “Just Do It.” The Oregonian recently reported that “Nike
Oregon’s corporate minimum tax needs a significant boost for it to meet its intended purpose — ensuring that all corporations
The League of Women Voters of Portland hosted a debate on Measure 103. OCPP communications director Juan Carlos Ordóñez argued
Chair Barnhart, Vice-Chairs Smith and Smith Warner, members of the Committee: My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for
It’s never too late to hope that lawmakers do the right thing. Here at the Oregon Center for Public Policy,
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