Co-Chairs Woods and Gomberg, and Members of the Committee, My name is Kathy Lara, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 5015 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank that uses research and analysis […]
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Despite the prevalence of wage theft, the state agency tasked with protecting workers has fewer resources to combat the problem today, compared to the past.
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Chair Meek, Vice-Chair McLane, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in defense of the Oregon Corporate Activities Tax on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank that uses
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The 2025 Oregon legislature can help ensure that children have a good start in life by strengthening Employment Related Day Care and the Oregon Earned Income Tax Credit.
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Oregon can crack down on tax avoidance by large, multinational corporations by enacting a policy known as worldwide combined reporting, a change that would yield more than $100 million a year in corporate tax collections for the state, according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). “One of the ways big
Oregon can raise $116 million by cracking down on offshore corporate tax avoidance Read More »
Chair Grayber, Vice-Chairs Elmer and Muñoz, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 3187 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank that uses research
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Chair Hartman, Vice-Chairs Scharf and Nguyen, and Members of the Committee, My name is Tyler Mac Innis, Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 3079 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank that uses
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In this episode of Policy for the People, we discuss two initiatives that are making tax filing easy and free. The first is Direct File. This online tool created by the IRS is now available to eligible Oregonians, explains Tyler Mac Innis of the Oregon Center for Public Policy. The second thing is Oregon’s Tax
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Chair Hartman, Vice-Chairs Scharf and Nguyen, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 2991 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a nonpartisan think tank that uses research
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Chair Nathanson, Vice-Chairs Reschke and Walters, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser, Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony in defense of Oregon’s estate tax and in opposition to HB 2301 on behalf of the Center. The Oregon Center for Public Policy is
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