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Making Oregonians more economically secure requires investing in our well-being: housing, education, child care, and more. One fair way to
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Nhi Nguyễn, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center
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[This commentary first appeared in The Oregonian.] We all want Oregon to prosper. We all want our state to be
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