Watch this short (3 min.) video in which small business owners from communities across Oregon — members of the Main
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Members of the Main Street Alliance of Oregon -- tell the Legislature that the Earned Income Tax Credit is spent
OCPP policy analyst Janet Bauer submitted testimony to the Oregon House Business and Labor Committee in support of HB 2976,
I’m an auto mechanic, not an economist. But I know that small businesses like mine form a vital jobs engine
Oregon can make work more rewarding for low-income families by improving its Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), currently set at
Imagine for a moment that every one of the almost 8,000 Oregon residents entering the freshman class at one of
Refunded tax dollars that could help low-income families make ends meet and boost local economies are instead ending up in
An analysis of state health survey data by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) shows that the youngest adults
A state health survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey (BRFSS or “state health survey”) shows that in 2002
Oregonians received disappointing news from the May Economic and Revenue Forecast. General Fund revenue in the 2003-05 budget will be
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