Today is a momentous day in our nation’s efforts to confront poverty. On this day, families begin receiving monthly payments from a more robust federal Child Tax Credit — a change that promises to reduce economic hardship and improve the life prospects for millions of children.
The recession triggered by the COVID-19 crisis has hammered Oregon’s undocumented workers — workers who more likely than not perform work deemed essential during the pandemic.
Chair Prusak, Vice-Chair Hayden, Vice-Chair Salinas, and Members of the Committee: My name is Janet Bauer, Senior Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy. I respectfully submit this
A tax credit intended to lift up working families leaves out more than a quarter-million Oregonians, most of them U.S. citizens and authorized immigrants.
Chair Prusak, Vice-Chair Hayden, Vice-Chair Salinas, and Members of the Committee, My name is Janet Bauer (she/her), Senior Policy Analyst for the Oregon Center for Public Policy, and I respectfully
Oregon denies certain tax filers from benefiting from our state’s Earned Income Tax Credit based on their immigration status. My recent research into the impact on mixed status households finds that the exclusion additionally harms an even larger group.
Chair Power, Vice-Chair Wallan, and members of House Subcommittee on Civil Law: My name is Janet Bauer, and I am a policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Policy
Even good public policy can be made better. That’s the case with Oregon’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), one of the best tools the state has to lift up workers who are paid low wages.
Oregon employers face almost no downside to stealing the wages of workers, given that the boss rarely pays a penalty when caught.
The healthcare of many Oregonians is on the line in a case soon to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case of California v. Texas, scheduled for oral arguments in November, could result in the court overturning the Affordable Care Act.
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