While Oregon children sit in overcrowded classrooms and college students face unaffordable tuition, some corporations with millions in profits and
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During the recent brief debate before the legislature pushed through the “Grand Bargain” tax package, I pointed out that the
I wasn’t holding out much hope for a favorable legislative draft of the “Grand Bargain” tax package, but the bill
This slideshow is related to [A Grandly Flawed Bargain](http://www.www.ocpp.org/2013/09/25/iss20130925-grand-bargain-flaw-revenue-package/).
One of the most compelling arguments for a sales tax is that Oregon can capture funds from out-of-state tourists.
The State of Oregon is on the verge of enacting its ninth “kicker” tax rebate and returning an estimated $470
Oregon’s economy is growing, but the economic downturn that began in 2001 is still limiting the ability of the State
If the amount of Oregon revenues collected over a two-year budget cycle exceeds the state economists' projections made near the
If the amount of Oregon income taxes collected exceeds the state economists' projections (from a forecast two years prior) by
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