A group of taxpaying Oregonians is increasingly fearful of federal agents: undocumented workers.
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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Dark political money is flowing in Oregon. It seeks to squelch efforts in the legislature to raise taxes on corporations.
You may have heard the radio ads, seen the large newspaper ads, or pulled the shiny postcard from your mailbox
The Oregon legislature should reject a new tax shelter proposed by the Oregon Association of Realtors dubbed the “Oregon First-Time
In a world in which the State of Oregon has unlimited revenue to spend addressing society's needs for education, economic
by Daniel Hauser, Policy Analyst, Before House Revenue Committee, March 27, 2017 Chair Barnhart, Vice-Chair Smith Warner, Vice-Chair Bentz, and
Lawmakers have an opportunity to take a bold step in confronting Oregon’s housing crisis, which is wreaking havoc on the
My name is Juan Carlos Ordóñez, communications director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
No doubt about it, Oregon is in the midst of a housing crisis. Families are being evicted en masse. The
The Oregon legislature now has significantly more room to maneuver in terms of increasing funding for vital public services as
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