Poverty Decline is Last Glimpse of Economic Boom
Over Course of Decade 20 Percent More Poor Oregonians While Household Income Up Slightly
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What’s so Scary about a Recession?
Over the long-term, workers in Oregon are falling behind and are less protected when recession hits. The cyclical upturns that our economy produces have not been enough to bring economic prosperity and stability to working people.
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Labor Day Report Shows Workers Have Little to Celebrate
Oregon workers not likely to recover recession losses as wages decline over last year
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Helping Mothers Raise Good Kids
In Oregon and the rest of the United States, public policies that support mothers have not kept up with changes in the economy. We have fallen behind other developed nations in this regard, and our mothers and children are feeling the results. From the moment they become mothers, too many women in Oregon are forced
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Skin Color Impacts Pay for Multnomah County Residents
Study documents that race makes difference in earnings of workers living in Multnomah County
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What Color is Your Paycheck?
Disparities in Annual Pay Between White and Minority Workers Living in Multnomah County
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New Study Reveals Who’s Hungry in Oregon and Why Rural Oregonians, Renters, and Homes with Children are More Likely to be Food Insecure
News Release A report released today by the Oregon Center for Public Policy provides the first look behind Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates, revealing who in Oregon faces the greatest likelihood of being food insecure or hungry. The report, Hunger in Oregon, provides the first profile of Oregon’s food insecure and hungry households, by
Hunger in Oregon
Introduction Which one of your neighbors is going hungry? Count off 17 homes in your neighborhood, and then choose one in which people sometimes have to go hungry because they don’t have enough money for food. That’s the hunger rate in Oregon — one in 17 households. It may surprise you, but Oregon has one
Save it for a Rainy Day
Financial advisors tell us that we should all set aside a little money, an “emergency fund,” to help us meet crises like a layoff, prolonged illness, or unforeseen expenses. Most state governments have chosen to follow a similar strategy and create budget stabilization funds, commonly called “rainy day funds.” Oregon is not one of those
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A Balanced Budget?
There they go again. The Oregon Legislative Assembly and Governor Kitzhaber “balanced” the budget, for now. Unfortunately, it is balanced on the backs of the Oregonians harmed by cuts in programs and services they rely upon, ranging from education to human services, corrections, and public safety. An old adage says that the Governor proposes and
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