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Oregon suffers from a severe, long-standing housing crisis. Many families are one missed paycheck away from eviction, tens of thousands
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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
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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
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Wealthy Tax Cheats Beware: Sen. Wyden’s Agenda and Oregon’s Tax Gap
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is in line to become chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, which oversees our nation’s
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She Has a Good Job. She Still Needs a Food Bank: Oregon’s Affordability Crisis
What does it mean when you have a good job, work full time, and still can’t afford to make ends
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“Never Seen So Many People Lose Food Assistance So Quickly”
At a time when the cost of food and other essentials has been on the rise, our nation’s most important
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Lessons from the IRS: a case study of structural racism in our tax system
Now that Tax Day is behind us, audit season has begun. The IRS will flag some tax returns for closer