The 2023 Oregon legislative session came to an end in late June. It was a session that will be remembered for a walkout by the minority party in an effort to derail priorities of the majority — the longest in Oregon history. While this anti-democratic ploy sowed chaos and distrust, important legislation on economic justice […]
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Tax Day is here. There’s no better moment to reflect on our tax system — the system by which “we pay for civilized society,” as US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes pointed out nearly 100 years ago. To mark Tax Day, we share eight things to know about Oregon’s tax system. 1. The tax
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“I work full time,” said Felicia, a single mom raising a 4-year-old son, “and feel like no matter how hard I try I just can’t get ahead.” But a few days ago, Felicia did something to help mothers feeling the pressure of economic insecurity. She testified before the Oregon legislature, urging lawmakers to enact the
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Download a PDF of The Oregon Kids’ Credit would be a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Oregon children By creating the Oregon Kids’ Credit, the legislature can improve the economic well-being of the children and families struggling the most to get by. Parents across Oregon are struggling with the costs of housing, food, utilities,
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This week, Congress failed to pass a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit. As a result, nearly 19 million kids (including 192,000 children in Oregon) have lost all or part of the credit because their families make too little money. Families across our state will continue to struggle to make ends meet, forced to
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The strengthening of the federal Child Tax Credit in 2021 caused child poverty to plummet. Unfortunately, those changes were temporary, and now millions of kids across the country are falling back into poverty, due to congressional action.
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