Much criticism swirls around the educational reform act No Child Left Behind, from its underfunded mandates to its heavy emphasis on testing.
Leave No Teacher Behind, If You Want the Best Schools Read More »
News Release For Oregon workers at all rungs of the income ladder, especially those at the bottom, joining a union provides a leg up. That is the conclusion of a study by the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy. The study found that unionization increases
New Report Calculates Pay Advantage of Union Jobs in Oregon Read More »
As rural counties in Oregon grapple with the loss of federal timber payments, a new study out today estimates that the tax break enjoyed by the wealthiest Oregonians as a result of federal tax cuts on capital gains and dividends exceeds the amount of the counties’ loss.
Tax Break for Wealthiest Oregonians Exceeds Lost Timber Payments Read More »
This political campaign season has witnessed vigorous debate on whether to make permanent tax cuts favoring the richest Americans.
Economic Inequality Reemerges, Opportunity Withers Read More »
Oregon state and local taxes take a bigger bite out of the pocketbooks of poor and middle-class families than those of wealthy families, according to a new analysis released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP).
Oregon State and Local Taxes Hit Poor and Middle Class Harder than Rich, Study Finds Read More »
In the face of opposition by the President, Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and Congresswoman Darlene Hooley joined colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee in reaching unanimous, bi-partisan agreement on a measure that would halt harmful new Medicaid rules recently issued by the Bush Administration. Hooley is a co-sponsor of the bill.
Walden and Hooley Act to Protect Oregon Against Medicaid Cuts Read More »
Irving Berlin learned that in 1942 the federal government was going to undertake “unprecedented income tax collections” to support the war effort, so he volunteered to write a popular song to aid in the tax collection effort.
A Tax Day Message from Irving Berlin Read More »
The Bush Administration has issued a number of Medicaid regulations over the last year that will substantially reduce federal health care investment in Oregon — by $163 million in federal fiscal year 2009 and by $865 million over the next five years, according to an analysis by the Oregon Department of Human Services.1
New Medicaid Regulations Will Reduce Federal Health Care Dollars to Oregon Read More »
The income gap that separates Oregon’s wealthiest families from the rest of the state’s households has widened dramatically over the past two decades, according to a study released today.
New Data Shows Oregon’s Wealthiest Pulling Away From the Rest Read More »
Like this year’s delayed spring, Oregon’s growing embrace of sustainability offers both great hope and frustration.
Underscore the “Us” in Sustainability Read More »
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