Continue What’s Working
In recessionary times, spurring economic activity and helping the most vulnerable families should be top priorities.
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A Great Gift for Oregon Moms (and Dads)
By all means, send cards and flowers on Mother’s Day. But what moms (and dads) really need is Paid Family Leave Insurance. It would be a vital step in addressing today’s changed family and economic landscapes. One measure of those transformations came to light earlier this year, when the U.S. Labor Department announced that, for
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Oregon Still Among Minority of States That Tax Poor Families’ Wages
Oregon remains among a minority of states that tax the income of poor families and its tax is among the highest in the nation, according to a report released today by the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).
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Working Poor and Near-Poor Families in Oregon Are Hit Harder by State Income Taxes Than Those in Most Other States
This fact sheet details income tax levels for poor and near-poor families in Oregon. Read more (PDF).
Starkly Different Approaches to the Bush Tax Cuts Would Have Very Different Impacts on Oregonians
As Congress begins debate on Bush-era tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, a new analysis by the Washington, D.C.-based Citizens for Tax Justice reveals a stark difference for Oregonians in the approaches put forward by President Obama and Congressional Republicans.
Tax Day Reality Check
Oregonians’ quality of life and the availability of economic opportunity depend in no small measure on the health of our public structures.
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Oregon Taxes and Spending Have Remained in Line With Oregonians’ Pocketbooks for Three Decades
Oregon’s public sector is not growing relative to Oregonians’ pocketbooks, notwithstanding what might be heard on Tax Day from the Tea Party movement.
Some Things You Just Can’t Google
Efforts are afoot in Oregon to make state government more transparent. On one hand we have Attorney General John Kroger doing a top to bottom review of our public records law and revamping how his office advises state agencies on their responses to the thousands of requests for information they get each year.
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Corporate-Funded Study Says Oregon Business Taxes Are the Lowest and Deliver Biggest Bang for Buck
A newly released study by a corporate lobby group found that Oregon tied for the lowest state and local business taxes in the country in fiscal year 2009.
Five Recovery Act Programs Pump Over $1.5 Billion into Oregon
Five highly effective programs in the 2009 federal Recovery Act together have pumped about as much money into Oregon as all of the venture capital invested in the state from 2001 through last year, according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy.
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