Making Oregonians more economically secure requires a minimum wage that isn’t stuck in place, but rather makes forward progress, lifting
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Tax filing is our civic duty, but fulfilling that obligation should not come with unnecessary costs and headaches.
If you don’t mind vast inequality, where the rich amass ever larger fortunes, then the current kicker is for you.
When it comes to tax policy, all too often Oregon fails to fly with her own wings. Rather than heed
The Oregon Kids' Credit can be worth up to $1,000 per eligible child.
Oregon's tax system weighs more heavily on the poor than anyone else
This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for the teachers, nurses, and other workers who have walked the picket line to demand better
It is said that hunger is the canary in the coal mine of household economic suffering. For cash-strapped families left
Last week, the Census Bureau released much-anticipated poverty figures. Nationally, child poverty more than doubled — the largest increase in
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Bob Lord of Patriotic Millionaires explains why we need to tax extreme wealth in order to shrink inequality and save our democracy.
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The Oregon Center for Public Policy opposes Measure 118