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Oregon businesses pay about 80 cents in taxes for every dollar they receive in benefits.
Opportunity Zones have mainly served to move jobs from one neighboring community to another.
Oregon too, would benefit from this approach, not only for child care, but for industries like agriculture and home care
The U.S. economy would be in much worse shape than it is today were it not for foreign-born workers
Under Trump's tax policies, the less income you have, the worse off you are.
If you follow news coverage about Oregon’s economy, you may be surprised to learn the following: Oregon’s economy has grown
Protecting Oregon's estate tax is about protecting the Oregon we all want to live in.
Establishing a workforce standards board for care workers would help ensure our parents and grandparents can live out their later
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