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Capital gains constitute one of the main drivers of income inequality, which stands at record levels in Oregon. The term
This week, Congress failed to pass a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit. As a result, nearly 19 million
Calling it the “number one issue throughout Oregon,” more than two dozen mayors recently wrote to the Oregon Legislature asking
Not long after Morrisha Jones joined her co-workers in petitioning to form a union at one Burgerville location, the fast-food
In some ways, there has been great progress in breaking down gender barriers. Take, for instance, the fact that all
The strengthening of the federal Child Tax Credit in 2021 caused child poverty to plummet. Unfortunately, those changes were temporary,
If you could prevent millions of children from falling back into poverty, would you? Most of us, I imagine, would
Seth Johnstone, Transgender Justice Program Manager with Basic Rights Oregon, discusses the importance of increasing visibility and awareness of the
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