Oregon made headway in its efforts against food insecurity in the two years before the current economic downturn hit.
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News Release Since China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, a ballooning trade deficit with the Asian giant has caused
The Oregon Center for Public Policy’s tagline “Because facts matter” rejects the cynical and oft-repeated claim that the public, voters
Improvements to the federal Child Tax Credit would help the families of about 155,000 Oregon children, according to advocates who
The income gap that separates Oregon’s wealthiest families from the rest of the state’s households has widened dramatically over the
The ushering in of the New Year will bump up Oregon’s minimum wage by 15 cents, helping low-wage earners keep
Oregon’s minimum wage will increase from $7.80 to $7.95 per hour on January 1, 2008, the Oregon Bureau of Labor
This Labor Day Oregon is completing four years of an economic expansion with income benefits that have flowed disproportionately to
While the typical Oregon household’s income rose in 2005-06 by $1,667 over 2004-05, Oregon was unable to reduce poverty or
News Release The President’s 2008 proposed budget, announced today, has the wrong priorities for Oregon and America. It would worsen
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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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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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Tripling Union Membership Would Transform the Nation
A big increase in union membership would go a long way in fixing what’s wrong with the economy, according to
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