My name is Daniel Hauser, tax policy analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully submit this testimony on Senate Bill 1527-1, and Senate Bill 1528-3.
SB 1527 & 1528: Eliminate special treatment for pass-through businesses Read More »
Oregon families that fall on hard times get far less cash assistance today than they did decades ago. Children in Oregon’s poorest families live in precarious situations, at risk of becoming homeless and facing obstacles in their efforts to get ahead.
Eroding Cash Assistance Puts Oregon Children at Risk Read More »
Chuck Sheketoff, a leading voice for social and economic justice in Oregon, has stepped down as executive director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, the organization he helped found more than 20 years ago.
OCPP says thank you and farewell to Chuck Sheketoff Read More »
With immense gratitude for his vision and dedication, the Oregon Center for Public Policy today bids farewell to its founder and long-time executive director, Chuck Sheketoff.
Thank you and farewell, Chuck Sheketoff Read More »
At a time when Oregon schools are underfunded and when many Oregon families struggle to make ends meet, the last thing Oregon should be doing is giving special subsidies to the rich. And yet, right now Oregon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a special tax break that caters to certain wealthy business owners.
Tell lawmakers: close the tax loophole for rich business owners Read More »
By eliminating a law known as the “throwback rule,” a bill currently in the Oregon legislature would create a new corporate tax loophole. The throwback rule makes it harder for multi-state corporations to avoid paying taxes.
Repeal of “Throwback Rule” Would Open Corporate Tax Loophole Read More »
Recently, more Oregonians became officially “poor,” following publication of new federal poverty guidelines. These guidelines offer an important — albeit inadequate — answer to the question, “What is poverty?”
By any definition, poverty is a problem Read More »
In the latest installment of Fourth Friday Focus, a collaboration between KMUZ radio and the Oregon Center for Public Policy, KMUZ’s Marc Albert talks with OCPP’s Juan Carlos Ordóñez about a misguided and unfair tax policy in Oregon: the tax break given to pass-through income earners.
Oregon’s tax loophole for wealthy business owners Read More »
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?
A victory for 1 million Oregonians Read More »
Here at the Center, we keep our ear to the ground to learn what questions people have about important policy matters. We clear up misunderstanding. We provide the facts.
Recently, we’ve noticed some confusion about Measure 101 — about whether the funds will go to health care, and whether the measure will protect schools. So, we got busy to clear things up.
Two questions about Measure 101 keep coming up. Here are the answers. Read More »