One way to improve the kicker for rural communities would be to transform the policy into the Working Families Kicker
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There are ways to reform the kicker that would produce more equitable results — reforms that would be good for
As working families across Oregon struggle with rising costs and meager wages, Oregon is on course to send massive tax
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon
Today’s Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast confirms that a record-shattering, $5.5 billion kicker is on the way. This unprecedented level
Imagine two people. One is a senior citizen who, after a lifetime of toiling in low-paid jobs, now scrapes by
Note: The paper was updated on September 19, 2023 to capture data from a new revenue forecast and additional data
[This op-ed was originally published in the Portland Business Journal] As working families across Oregon struggle with rising costs and
A few weeks ago, we learned that a $3 billion "kicker" rebate could be on its way. As usual, the
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If you truly care about working Oregonians, fix the kicker