Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on the December employment report
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The federal recovery act signed into law earlier this year has protected about 84,000 Oregonians from living in poverty.
Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession,
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has
The overhaul of the nation’s welfare system 13 years ago was supposed to help set poor families on a path
Additional improvements to the system are still needed, says OCPP
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer on Congressional Vote
The federal government today raised the poverty line, which Oregon uses to determine eligibility for some public assistance programs.
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers will get some help in making ends meet starting on New Year’s Day, when a 45-cent hike
With a congressional debate on the scope of a federal economic recovery package nearing, Oregon advocates urged lawmakers to aid
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