Workforce standards boards are a proven strategy that state lawmakers should employ to improve the economic security of Oregonians.
Workforce standards boards can raise the tide for all workers Read More »
Measure 118 would do more harm than good.
The Oregon Center for Public Policy opposes Measure 118 Read More »
Making Oregonians more economically secure requires a minimum wage that isn’t stuck in place, but rather makes forward progress, lifting up the wage floor. And it requires the state to pursue other strategies, like standards boards, that are true and tried ways of boosting the paychecks of Oregonians.
How Oregon can make progress on lifting wages Read More »
The expiration of parts of the Trump Tax plan offers an opportunity to reassess our nation’s tax policy
For too long, tax filing as been complicated and costly. But with Direct File, a simple and free tax filing system is beginning to take shape.
Direct File is a big step toward simple and free tax filing Read More »
Tax filing is our civic duty, but fulfilling that obligation should not come with unnecessary costs and headaches.
The complexity of tax filing is harming Oregonians, but a solution is coming Read More »
The main barrier households face in claiming the EITC is the complexity involved in filing taxes
News Release Immigrants generate a bigger share of Oregon’s economic output relative to their share of the population, according to a new study published by the Immigration Research Initiative (IRI). Although immigrants make up 10 percent of Oregon’s population, they account for 13 percent of the state’s economic output, the study found in its analysis
Immigrants boost Oregon’s economy, even as they confront challenges Read More »
While Oregon is witnessing a resurgence of labor activity and a growing demand for union representation, worker organizing still faces many challenges.
Labor activity has increased, but barriers to unionizing remain Read More »
If you don’t mind vast inequality, where the rich amass ever larger fortunes, then the current kicker is for you. But if you truly care about the well-being of working Oregonians and wish to see an economy that works for all, work to make the Working Families Kicker a reality.
If you truly care about working Oregonians, fix the kicker Read More »