Oregon’s ultra-rich took home more money than ever before in 2020, the first year of the pandemic. Newly available tax
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The following are the 2022 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the “federal poverty level.” The guidelines determine
Oregon is a prosperous state in one of history’s richest nations, and yet many Oregonians struggle to meet their basic
[This issue brief was updated on April 4, 2022.] Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the
Deportation — often involving the breadwinner of a household — puts a drag on Oregon’s economy and destabilizes families. Deportation
Executive summary On the eve of the pandemic, a time when the nation was experiencing the longest economic boom on
Oregon entered the pandemic debilitated by a chronic condition: income inequality. In 2019, the richest 1 percent of Oregonians together
The recession triggered by the COVID-19 crisis has hammered Oregon’s undocumented workers — workers who more likely than not perform
The following are the 2021 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, informally referred to as the "federal poverty level." The guidelines determine
A tax credit intended to lift up working families leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians, most of them U.S.
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Measure 116 would change who sets salaries for state elected officials
Measure 116 would create an independent commission that would decide the salaries for lawmakers, the governor and other state elected officials.
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No taxes on tips, as an Oregon Senator recently proposed, would do little to help struggling workers.
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What Measure 118 gets right and what it doesn’t
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