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News Release A new report by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that Oregon’s efforts to end child
News Release As Governor John Kitzhaber tours Oregon explaining the State’s fiscal crisis, Oregonians with access to the world wide
Over Course of Decade 20 Percent More Poor Oregonians While Household Income Up Slightly
Study documents that race makes difference in earnings of workers living in Multnomah County
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy provides the first look behind Oregon’s high
News Release Quarter-million Oregonians in Working Families Come up Short A new national study shows that 36 percent of working
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) finds that a proposal which alters
More than 100,000 working households in Oregon are poor. Thousands more experience considerable hardship from housing problems, food insecurity, and
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