In our final post on the 2023 Oregon legislative session, we recap the policy mistakes made by lawmakers. In case you missed it, earlier we discussed the wins of the session and
We continue our review of the 2023 Oregon legislative session. Earlier, we discussed the wins of the session, changes that advance economic justice. Here, we take a look at the some of the important missed opportunities from the session, acknowledging that this is not an exhaustive list. By missed opportunities, we mean situations where the legislature had a bill that would have improved the economic well-being of Oregonians, but failed to advance that legislation.
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
Less than zero. That was Intel’s federal tax bill in 2022. Not only did Intel pay no federal income taxes that year, the company even recorded a $249 million tax
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this testimony
Co-Chairs Meek and Nathanson, Vice-Chairs, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this
Chair Meek, Vice-Chair Boquist, and Members of the Committee, My name is Daniel Hauser (he/him), Deputy Director for the Oregon Center for Public Policy and I respectfully submit this testimony
The data and the stories agree: Parents and children across the state need help to afford their basic needs, and the Oregon Kids’ Credit is an efficient and effective way to do it. Please advance HB 3235A with the -10 amendments and create the Oregon Kids’ Credit.
[This commentary was first published in Street Roots.] Recently, a bipartisan group of lawmakers tried short-circuiting the legislative process to deliver a coup on behalf of Oregon’s wealthiest. They attempted to
Imagine two people. One is a senior citizen who, after a lifetime of toiling in low-paid jobs, now scrapes by on Social Security income. The other is a hedge fund
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