The income gap that separates Oregon’s richest families from everyone else increased over the past three decades, according to a
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Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Jason Gettel on Census Data Release Poverty in Oregon increased yet again last year, and
About 128,000 Oregon workers are due for a raise, following today’s announcement that Oregon’s hourly minimum wage will go up
News Release Many Oregon workers face a more difficult and uncertain path to recovering wages stolen by employers, now that
Income inequality in Oregon is on the rise once again, according to new analysis of state income data by the
OCPP tallies claims against construction, information, hotel and restaurant industries
More than 100,000 low-paid Oregon workers will get a raise starting in the new year, when a 30-cent increase to
Even though by one important measure Oregon’s economy improved a bit last year, poverty and extreme poverty in the state
Oregon’s 30-cent hourly wage increase for its lowest paid workers next year will be “good for workers and Oregon’s economy."
Today’s U.S. Census data release, showing a significant increase in the share of Oregonians living in poverty, underscores the need
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