Women still make only 84 cents for every dollar men earn.
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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
Tax breaks — officially called “tax expenditures” — can either help heal the racial divide or worsen it. In other
For most of us, Labor Day is a day of well-earned leisure, a time to celebrate the contributions of workers.
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