Providing a clearer picture of the recession’s toll on Oregon families, the U.S. Census bureau today reported that the share
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Today’s announced 10-cent increase to Oregon’s minimum wage starting next year is a welcome development for the state’s lowest-paid workers,
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Janet Bauer Today’s congressional vote to extend unemployment insurance immediately helps more than 37,000 unemployed
Statement by OCPP Policy Analyst Joy Margheim Today’s state unemployment data confirm why it’s so important for Congress to move
Statement by OCPP analyst Joy Margheim on the December employment report
The federal recovery act signed into law earlier this year has protected about 84,000 Oregonians from living in poverty.
Oregon was one of only eight states to see its poverty rate rise during the first year of the recession,
Oregon’s lowest-paid workers won’t be getting a raise next year. With the recession keeping inflation in check, Oregon law has
The overhaul of the nation’s welfare system 13 years ago was supposed to help set poor families on a path
Additional improvements to the system are still needed, says OCPP
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