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The Oregon legislature should reject a new tax shelter proposed by the Oregon Association of Realtors dubbed the “Oregon First-Time
by Daniel Hauser, Policy Analyst, Before House Revenue Committee, March 27, 2017 Chair Barnhart, Vice-Chair Smith Warner, Vice-Chair Bentz, and
News Release While backers of President Bush’s tax cut proposal point to the average tax cut, new data released today
By most measures Oregonians are paying the same share of their income in taxes as they were paying almost twenty
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that most Oregonians would see
Executive Summary The Oregon Legislative Assembly is currently considering several proposals to cut the tax on capital gains. Two introduced
The Oregon House of Representatives this week passed House Joint Memorial 28 supporting President Bush’s tax cut plan. The resolution
News Release Oregon continues to tax the incomes of low-income working families at higher rates than most states, according to
The slowing US economy could use some temporary fiscal stimulus to get things going again, but the Bush Administration’s tax
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