Undocumented workers in Oregon are more likely than not to perform work considered essential during the pandemic, yet they have
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The protests for Black lives that gripped our nation last summer, even as the pandemic raged, gave us an opportunity
The recession triggered by the COVID-19 crisis has hammered Oregon’s undocumented workers — workers who more likely than not perform
My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this
The “kicker” — an unplanned tax rebate favoring Oregon’s richest taxpayers — is almost surely on its way. The latest
Today’s Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast leaves little doubt that the “kicker” — an unplanned tax rebate favoring Oregon’s richest
The struggles of Oregonians to afford rent began long before the arrival of COVID-19 and will remain after the end
The following are the 2021 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the "federal poverty level." The guidelines determine
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