Working families across Oregon are struggling to afford the rising cost of living — the cost of housing, food, and
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The decades-long trend of rising income inequality remains in place.
Oregon can take an essential step to fix the widespread problem of corporate tax avoidance by enacting corporate tax transparency.
Worldwide combined reporting is a smart, effective way Oregon can make corporations pay their fair share to support schools and
House Bill 2958 would double the state’s match of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and extend it to workers
Despite the prevalence of wage theft, the state agency tasked with protecting workers has fewer resources to combat the problem
There is growing interest in the power of Workforce Standards Boards to improve pay and working conditions in industries with
Get the basics on workforce standards boards, an effective strategy for states to improve wages and working conditions.
The main barrier households face in claiming the EITC is the complexity involved in filing taxes
One way to improve the kicker for rural communities would be to transform the policy into the Working Families Kicker
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