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Missed opportunities of the 2023 Oregon legislative session

We continue our review of the 2023 Oregon legislative session. Earlier, we discussed the wins of the session, changes that advance economic justice. Here, we take a look at the some of the important missed opportunities from the session, acknowledging that this is not an exhaustive list. By missed opportunities, we mean situations where the legislature had a bill that would have improved the economic well-being of Oregonians, but failed to advance that legislation.

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Enacting Oregon Kids’ Credit would show lawmakers can work together for greater good

“Are we going to take care of our kids and help them be healthy and successful and ready to become adults?,” state Rep. Greg Smith asked his colleagues a few months back. It’s time for the Oregon Legislature to answer that question now that the walkout by Republican senators has come to an end.

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Intel paid no federal income taxes. It wasn’t the only big corporation with a small tax bill

Less than zero. That was Intel’s federal tax bill in 2022. Not only did Intel pay no federal income taxes that year, the company even recorded a $249 million tax credit reducing future tax payments, according to the Portland Business Journal. And if Intel paid no federal income taxes, it raises the question, how much did

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SB 140: Corporate Activity Tax Compromise Should be Strengthened

Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this testimony in support with amendments of SB 140 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to

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