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Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — a tax credit
Only two states fared worse than Oregon in 2016 when it came to share of families that qualified for the
To find the way forward, it often helps to look at the past. That’s certainly the case when it comes
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial to deliver his famed I
In the years to come, Oregonians could be on the hook for massive subsidies to wealthy investors, as a result
The number of taxpayers reporting annual income of $1 million or more has risen faster in Oregon than any other
Oregon could solve some of the worst aspects of the state’s housing affordability crisis by investing in a rent assistance
More than a quarter-million jobs in Oregon will pay more starting July 1, when a scheduled minimum wage increase takes
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