This week, Congress failed to pass a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit. As a result, nearly 19 million
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News Release Congress has a real chance in the Lame Duck session to prevent greater hardship for the 192,000 Oregon
News Release In what may be the first ever estimate of wealth inequality in Oregon, a new report by the
News Release Oregon ranked next to last in terms of the share of families qualifying for the Earned Income Tax
Oregon’s economy will take a $130 million hit and some 3,500 children will lose the financial support of a family
On the eve of the pandemic, at a time when Oregon enjoyed one of the strongest job markets on record,
Today’s Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast leaves little doubt that the “kicker” — an unplanned tax rebate favoring Oregon’s richest
More than a quarter-million Oregonians in working households — most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants — cannot claim
Oregon employers face no real downside to stealing the wages of their workers, because the state rarely penalizes them, and
Citing “ample evidence” that corporations have been using aggressive tactics to avoid paying taxes, a report released today by the
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