The experience of the current pandemic has taught us some valuable public policy lessons. One of those is that cash payments work. Providing cash directly to low-wage families struggling to make ends meet eases economic hardship and improves well-being.
HB 4157 is one of the most meaningful investments Oregon can make in ensuring an equitable and rapid recovery for Oregon’s low-wage workers. We respectfully urge you to support HB 4157.
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this testimony in support of SB 1543 on behalf of the Center.
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this testimony in support of farmworker overtime pay on behalf of the Center. We support some but not all of the provisions of House Bill 4002 as introduced. Our position on the bill is neutral until amended, as described below.
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research at the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this testimony in support of HB 4117 on behalf of the Center.
My name is Janet Bauer, Director of Policy Research for the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this testimony in support of SB 1510 on behalf of the Center.
A little over a year ago, when much of the economy remained shut due to the Covid pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a memo outlining the jobs “essential” to the nation’s “critical infrastructure.”
[This issue brief was updated on April 4, 2022.] Oregon families are among the least likely to benefit from the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — a tax credit designed
Deportation — often involving the breadwinner of a household — puts a drag on Oregon’s economy and destabilizes families. Deportation removes members of the community who boost Oregon’s economy as workers, consumers, and taxpayers.
Executive summary On the eve of the pandemic, a time when the nation was experiencing the longest economic boom on record, poor quality jobs predominated in Oregon. In 2019, more
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