Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Nhi Nguyễn, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
Tax Justice
Tax justice is central to economic justice. Taxes are how, together, we fund schools, health care, transportation, and the many public services that foster quality of life. Unfortunately, wealthy elites and the corporations they control have rigged the tax system in their favor, building a system that asks least from those who have the most.
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[This op-ed was originally published in the Portland Business Journal] As working families across Oregon struggle with rising costs and
Following the expiration of its research and development (R&D) tax credit, businesses in Oregon have spent more on research and
Chair Nathanson, Vice-Chairs Reschke and Walters, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director of the
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director of the Oregon Center
One of the big topics of discussion in Salem right now is whether to provide new subsidies for semiconductor companies
In creating a package of incentives to attract chip manufacturers, the Oregon legislature should prioritize investments that will deepen the
Download PDF Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director of the
The new House majority nearly came to blows in electing one of their own as speaker of the U.S. House
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Workers Across Oregon Are Demanding Unions
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers across the country began organizing at levels not seen in years. From
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The Myth of Oregon’s “Bad Business Climate”
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Tobias Read on How Oregon Is Resisting Trump’s Voting Crackdown
In this episode, Alejandro Queral speaks with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read, the state’s chief elections officer, on efforts
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Subsidies to semiconductor companies are ineffective: Invest in the workforce instead
[This op-ed was first published in The Capital Chronicle.] Forests grow best in healthy soil. The same goes for Oregon’s