Imagine that you could line up every single Oregon household struggling to pay the rent. Then, alongside them, you lined up every household in Portland, far and away Oregon’s biggest city. Which line would be longer?
The epicenter of Oregon’s housing crisis Read More »
Oregon’s housing crisis has hit renters especially hard, with a quarter of all renters in the state spending more than half of their income on housing.
Renters stand at the epicenter of Oregon’s housing crisis Read More »
Many Oregonians are struggling to afford safe and stable housing. Renters — who are disproportionately Oregonians of color — are the most likely to suffer from high housing costs.
One in Three Oregon Families Struggle to Afford Housing Read More »
State Representative Barbara Smith Warner joined OCPP’s Daniel Hauser in providing an overview of key tax votes in the 2018 Oregon legislative session.
2018 Oregon legislative session debrief Read More »
A very important bill awaits Governor Kate Brown’s signature. For the good of Oregon’s teachers, students, and working families, she needs to sign it. Senate Bill 1528 preserves over $1 billion in revenue over the next five years for Oregon to invest in our schools and essential services — rather than handing that money over to well-off
Tell the Governor: stand with teachers, students, and working families Read More »
For many families with children, child care is the most expensive item in the family budget, no matter where they live in Oregon.
Family budget calculator shows child care costs overwhelm households throughout Oregon Read More »
No matter where you live in Oregon, it takes more than $77,000 per year for a couple to raise two kids — to raise them in a “modest yet adequate” standard of living.
It takes more than $77,000 for a couple to raise two kids anywhere in Oregon Read More »
Special interest groups have been peddling misinformation in an effort to prevent the Oregon legislature from pulling the plug on a tax break for the rich.
The “small business” smokescreen Read More »
Chair Barnhart, Vice-Chairs Smith and Smith Warner, members of the Committee:
My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy. We are a nonpartisan research organization that works to improve economic opportunity for all Oregonians. Part of this work is to analyze the data on corporate taxes – and understand what story this tells.
Corporate tax transparency is essential to create tax policy that best serves Oregonians and enhances corporate accountability and fairness.
Corporate Tax Transparency Is Right for Oregon Read More »
What is the state of the program by which Oregon reaches out to children living in families that have fallen on hard times?
The lifeline for Oregon’s most vulnerable children Read More »